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The Dexes / Satellite Orbital Decay / 48115

CelestialObjectDex · Satellite Orbital Decay

STARLINK-2452

48115 · 2026-04-03T13:10:35Z

Fixes
199
Observations
199
Altitude — track
199 measured points · 2026-04-032026-08-22
Mean motion — track
199 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_utc2026-04-03T13:10:35.840352+00:00
End UTCend_utc2026-08-22T21:17:22.612992+00:00
Familyfamilycelestialdex
NORAD IDnorad_id48,115
Object nameobject_nameSTARLINK-2452
Groupgroupactive
Eccentricity medianeccentricity_median0.000
Inclination deg medianinclination_deg_median53.160
Number of snapsn_snaps199
Span (days)span_days141.338
Mean motion firstmean_motion_first15.302
Mean motion lastmean_motion_last15.317
Delta mean motiondelta_mean_motion0.015
Altitude first (km)altitude_first_km475.222
Altitude last (km)altitude_last_km470.717
Decay rate rev day2decay_rate_rev_day20.000
Altitude decay km dayaltitude_decay_km_day-0.009
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_utc2026-04-03T13:10:35.840352+00:00
Last UTClast_utc2026-08-22T21:17:22.612992+00:00
Last fix UTClast_fix_utc2026-08-22T21:17:22.612992+00:00
Provisionalprovisionalfalse
Tracktrack[{"utc":"2026-04-03T13:10:35.840352+00:00","mean_motion":15.3019779,"altitude_km":475.222,"eccentricity":0.00013751,"inclination_deg":53.1615},{"utc":"2026-04-04T03:17:04.754112+00:00","mean_motion":1
Total sensor hitstotal_sensor_hits0

Provenance

  • celestrak

Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/48115.json

STARLINK-2452 — Satellite Orbital Decay — TerraPulse