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STARLINK-1598

46160 · 2026-04-03T11:43:08Z

Fixes
246
Observations
246
Altitude — track
246 measured points · 2026-04-032026-08-23
Mean motion — track
246 measured points · 2026-04-032026-08-23

The record

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

Start UTCstart_utc2026-04-03T11:43:08.293152+00:00
End UTCend_utc2026-08-23T22:00:01.999584+00:00
Familyfamilycelestialdex
NORAD IDnorad_id46,160
Object nameobject_nameSTARLINK-1598
Groupgroupactive
Eccentricity medianeccentricity_median0.001
Inclination deg medianinclination_deg_median53.043
Number of snapsn_snaps246
Span (days)span_days142.428
Mean motion firstmean_motion_first15.564
Mean motion lastmean_motion_last15.948
Delta mean motiondelta_mean_motion0.384
Altitude first (km)altitude_first_km398.092
Altitude last (km)altitude_last_km288.970
Decay rate rev day2decay_rate_rev_day20.002
Altitude decay km dayaltitude_decay_km_day-0.665
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_utc2026-04-03T11:43:08.293152+00:00
Last UTClast_utc2026-08-23T22:00:01.999584+00:00
Last fix UTClast_fix_utc2026-08-23T22:00:01.999584+00:00
Provisionalprovisionalfalse
Tracktrack[{"utc":"2026-04-03T11:43:08.293152+00:00","mean_motion":15.56397793,"altitude_km":398.092,"eccentricity":0.00071742,"inclination_deg":53.0491},{"utc":"2026-04-03T20:00:01.999008+00:00","mean_motion":
Total sensor hitstotal_sensor_hits0

Provenance

  • celestrak

Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/46160.json

STARLINK-1598 — Satellite Orbital Decay — TerraPulse