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STARLINK-2378

47916 · 2026-04-03T09:33:14Z

Fixes
191
Observations
191
Altitude — track
191 measured points · 2026-04-032026-08-09
Mean motion — track
191 measured points · 2026-04-032026-08-09

The record

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

start_utc2026-04-03T09:33:14.269248+00:00
end_utc2026-08-09T19:47:22.390080+00:00
familycelestialdex
norad_id47,916
object_nameSTARLINK-2378
groupactive
eccentricity_median0.000
inclination_deg_median53.160
n_snaps191
span_days128.426
mean_motion_first15.302
mean_motion_last15.317
delta_mean_motion0.015
altitude_first_km475.145
altitude_last_km470.683
decay_rate_rev_day20.000
altitude_decay_km_day-0.022
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_utc2026-04-03T09:33:14.269248+00:00
last_utc2026-08-09T19:47:22.390080+00:00
last_fix_utc2026-08-09T19:47:22.390080+00:00
provisionalfalse
track[{"utc":"2026-04-03T09:33:14.269248+00:00","mean_motion":15.3022347,"altitude_km":475.145,"eccentricity":0.00012801,"inclination_deg":53.1588},{"utc":"2026-04-04T12:12:09.575424+00:00","mean_motion":1
total_sensor_hits0

Provenance

  • celestrak

Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/47916.json

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