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STARLINK-1362

45538 · 2026-04-02T10:15:55Z

Fixes
192
Sensor hits
0
Observations
192
Altitude — track
192 measured points · 2026-04-022026-08-09
Mean motion — track
192 measured points · 2026-04-022026-08-09

The record

Everything the slot carries, as measured. Series arrays are drawn above and listed here in full.

start_utc2026-04-02T10:15:55.740672+00:00
end_utc2026-08-09T21:04:18.532992+00:00
familycelestialdex
norad_id45,538
object_nameSTARLINK-1362
groupactive
eccentricity_median0.000
inclination_deg_median53.157
n_snaps192
span_days129.450
mean_motion_first15.307
mean_motion_last15.428
delta_mean_motion0.122
altitude_first_km473.793
altitude_last_km437.771
decay_rate_rev_day20.001
altitude_decay_km_day-0.274
decay_notemean_motion slope (rev/day^2) and altitude slope (km/day) from least-squares fit of measured GP elements; altitude from Kepler a=(GM/n^2)^(1/3) - R_earth
first_utc2026-04-02T10:15:55.740672+00:00
last_utc2026-08-09T21:04:18.532992+00:00
last_fix_utc2026-08-09T21:04:18.532992+00:00
provisionalfalse
track[{"utc":"2026-04-02T10:15:55.740672+00:00","mean_motion":15.30676259,"altitude_km":473.793,"eccentricity":0.00010994,"inclination_deg":53.1621},{"utc":"2026-04-03T20:43:52.720032+00:00","mean_motion":

Provenance

  • celestrak

Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/45538.json

STARLINK-1362 — Satellite Decay — TerraPulse