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STARLINK-2153

48009 · 2026-04-03T13:21:53Z

Fixes
211
Observations
211
Altitude — track
211 measured points · 2026-04-032026-08-23
Mean motion — track
211 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_utc2026-04-03T13:21:53.180064+00:00
End UTCend_utc2026-08-23T10:21:26.662176+00:00
Familyfamilycelestialdex
NORAD IDnorad_id48,009
Object nameobject_nameSTARLINK-2153
Groupgroupactive
Eccentricity medianeccentricity_median0.000
Inclination deg medianinclination_deg_median53.160
Number of snapsn_snaps211
Span (days)span_days141.875
Mean motion firstmean_motion_first15.302
Mean motion lastmean_motion_last15.401
Delta mean motiondelta_mean_motion0.099
Altitude first (km)altitude_first_km475.264
Altitude last (km)altitude_last_km445.812
Decay rate rev day2decay_rate_rev_day20.000
Altitude decay km dayaltitude_decay_km_day-0.092
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_utc2026-04-03T13:21:53.180064+00:00
Last UTClast_utc2026-08-23T10:21:26.662176+00:00
Last fix UTClast_fix_utc2026-08-23T10:21:26.662176+00:00
Provisionalprovisionalfalse
Tracktrack[{"utc":"2026-04-03T13:21:53.180064+00:00","mean_motion":15.30183779,"altitude_km":475.264,"eccentricity":0.00011138,"inclination_deg":53.1589},{"utc":"2026-04-04T17:34:50.395872+00:00","mean_motion":
Total sensor hitstotal_sensor_hits0

Provenance

  • celestrak

Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/48009.json

STARLINK-2153 — Satellite Orbital Decay — TerraPulse