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STARLINK-1585

46117 · 2026-04-03T13:09:19Z

Fixes
12
Observations
12
Altitude — track
12 measured points · 2026-04-032026-04-09
Mean motion — track
12 measured points · 2026-04-032026-04-09

The record

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

Start UTCstart_utc2026-04-03T13:09:19.218240+00:00
End UTCend_utc2026-04-09T04:01:49.956384+00:00
Familyfamilycelestialdex
NORAD IDnorad_id46,117
Object nameobject_nameSTARLINK-1585
Groupgroupactive
Eccentricity medianeccentricity_median0.000
Inclination deg medianinclination_deg_median53.026
Number of snapsn_snaps12
Span (days)span_days5.620
Mean motion firstmean_motion_first16.076
Mean motion lastmean_motion_last16.431
Delta mean motiondelta_mean_motion0.355
Altitude first (km)altitude_first_km253.435
Altitude last (km)altitude_last_km157.478
Decay rate rev day2decay_rate_rev_day20.057
Altitude decay km dayaltitude_decay_km_day-15.390
Decay notedecay_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 UTCfirst_utc2026-04-03T13:09:19.218240+00:00
Last UTClast_utc2026-04-09T04:01:49.956384+00:00
Last fix UTClast_fix_utc2026-04-09T04:01:49.956384+00:00
Provisionalprovisionalfalse
Tracktrack[{"utc":"2026-04-03T13:09:19.218240+00:00","mean_motion":16.07600108,"altitude_km":253.435,"eccentricity":0.00062313,"inclination_deg":53.0297},{"utc":"2026-04-04T05:33:28.240704+00:00","mean_motion":
Total sensor hitstotal_sensor_hits0

Provenance

  • celestrak

Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/46117.json

STARLINK-1585 — Satellite Orbital Decay — TerraPulse