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STARLINK-1553

46348 · 2026-04-03T12:44:28Z

Fixes
201
Observations
201
Altitude — track
201 measured points · 2026-04-032026-08-22
Mean motion — track
201 measured points · 2026-04-032026-08-22

The record

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

Start UTCstart_utc2026-04-03T12:44:28.829472+00:00
End UTCend_utc2026-08-22T17:27:57.553344+00:00
Familyfamilycelestialdex
NORAD IDnorad_id46,348
Object nameobject_nameSTARLINK-1553
Groupgroupactive
Eccentricity medianeccentricity_median0.000
Inclination deg medianinclination_deg_median53.036
Number of snapsn_snaps201
Span (days)span_days141.197
Mean motion firstmean_motion_first15.379
Mean motion lastmean_motion_last15.452
Delta mean motiondelta_mean_motion0.074
Altitude first (km)altitude_first_km452.421
Altitude last (km)altitude_last_km430.699
Decay rate rev day2decay_rate_rev_day20.001
Altitude decay km dayaltitude_decay_km_day-0.157
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_utc2026-04-03T12:44:28.829472+00:00
Last UTClast_utc2026-08-22T17:27:57.553344+00:00
Last fix UTClast_fix_utc2026-08-22T17:27:57.553344+00:00
Provisionalprovisionalfalse
Tracktrack[{"utc":"2026-04-03T12:44:28.829472+00:00","mean_motion":15.37865862,"altitude_km":452.421,"eccentricity":0.00025413,"inclination_deg":53.0381},{"utc":"2026-04-04T05:53:52.317888+00:00","mean_motion":
Total sensor hitstotal_sensor_hits0

Provenance

  • celestrak

Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/46348.json

STARLINK-1553 — Satellite Orbital Decay — TerraPulse