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STARLINK-1606

46144 · 2026-04-03T11:58:15Z

Fixes
180
Observations
180
Altitude — track
180 measured points · 2026-04-032026-06-27
Mean motion — track
180 measured points · 2026-04-032026-06-27

The record

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

Start UTCstart_utc2026-04-03T11:58:15.469824+00:00
End UTCend_utc2026-06-27T13:04:15.170592+00:00
Familyfamilycelestialdex
NORAD IDnorad_id46,144
Object nameobject_nameSTARLINK-1606
Groupgroupactive
Eccentricity medianeccentricity_median0.000
Inclination deg medianinclination_deg_median53.038
Number of snapsn_snaps180
Span (days)span_days85.046
Mean motion firstmean_motion_first15.700
Mean motion lastmean_motion_last16.435
Delta mean motiondelta_mean_motion0.736
Altitude first (km)altitude_first_km359.006
Altitude last (km)altitude_last_km156.377
Decay rate rev day2decay_rate_rev_day20.005
Altitude decay km dayaltitude_decay_km_day-1.480
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_utc2026-04-03T11:58:15.469824+00:00
Last UTClast_utc2026-06-27T13:04:15.170592+00:00
Last fix UTClast_fix_utc2026-06-27T13:04:15.170592+00:00
Provisionalprovisionalfalse
Tracktrack[{"utc":"2026-04-03T11:58:15.469824+00:00","mean_motion":15.69961909,"altitude_km":359.006,"eccentricity":0.00056449,"inclination_deg":53.0414},{"utc":"2026-04-03T20:00:01.999008+00:00","mean_motion":
Total sensor hitstotal_sensor_hits0

Provenance

  • celestrak

Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/46144.json

STARLINK-1606 — Satellite Orbital Decay — TerraPulse