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CelestialObjectDex · Satellite Decay

STARLINK-2493

48150 · 2026-04-03T06:02:50Z

Fixes
173
Observations
173
Altitude — track
173 measured points · 2026-04-032026-08-09
Mean motion — track
173 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_utc2026-04-03T06:02:50.733312+00:00
end_utc2026-08-09T20:24:29.998080+00:00
familycelestialdex
norad_id48,150
object_nameSTARLINK-2493
groupactive
eccentricity_median0.000
inclination_deg_median53.159
n_snaps173
span_days128.598
mean_motion_first15.294
mean_motion_last15.317
delta_mean_motion0.023
altitude_first_km477.663
altitude_last_km470.706
decay_rate_rev_day20.000
altitude_decay_km_day-0.068
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_utc2026-04-03T06:02:50.733312+00:00
last_utc2026-08-09T20:24:29.998080+00:00
last_fix_utc2026-08-09T20:24:29.998080+00:00
provisionalfalse
track[{"utc":"2026-04-03T06:02:50.733312+00:00","mean_motion":15.29380533,"altitude_km":477.663,"eccentricity":0.0001202,"inclination_deg":53.1574},{"utc":"2026-04-04T02:26:11.428224+00:00","mean_motion":1
total_sensor_hits0

Provenance

  • celestrak

Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/48150.json

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