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STARLINK-2487

48144 · 2026-04-03T12:59:27Z

Fixes
204
Observations
204
Altitude — track
204 measured points · 2026-04-032026-08-22
Mean motion — track
204 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_utc2026-04-03T12:59:27.964032+00:00
End UTCend_utc2026-08-22T22:57:05.184864+00:00
Familyfamilycelestialdex
NORAD IDnorad_id48,144
Object nameobject_nameSTARLINK-2487
Groupgroupactive
Eccentricity medianeccentricity_median0.000
Inclination deg medianinclination_deg_median53.160
Number of snapsn_snaps204
Span (days)span_days141.415
Mean motion firstmean_motion_first15.294
Mean motion lastmean_motion_last15.317
Delta mean motiondelta_mean_motion0.023
Altitude first (km)altitude_first_km477.639
Altitude last (km)altitude_last_km470.682
Decay rate rev day2decay_rate_rev_day20.000
Altitude decay km dayaltitude_decay_km_day-0.023
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_utc2026-04-03T12:59:27.964032+00:00
Last UTClast_utc2026-08-22T22:57:05.184864+00:00
Last fix UTClast_fix_utc2026-08-22T22:57:05.184864+00:00
Provisionalprovisionalfalse
Tracktrack[{"utc":"2026-04-03T12:59:27.964032+00:00","mean_motion":15.29388566,"altitude_km":477.639,"eccentricity":0.00020669,"inclination_deg":53.1561},{"utc":"2026-04-04T06:14:35.886912+00:00","mean_motion":
Total sensor hitstotal_sensor_hits0

Provenance

  • celestrak

Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/48144.json

STARLINK-2487 — Satellite Orbital Decay — TerraPulse