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CelestialObjectDex · Satellite Orbital Decay

STARLINK-2680

48432 · 2026-04-03T12:48:12Z

Fixes
218
Observations
218
Altitude — track
218 measured points · 2026-04-032026-08-23
Mean motion — track
218 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_utc2026-04-03T12:48:12.608064+00:00
End UTCend_utc2026-08-23T22:06:27.157824+00:00
Familyfamilycelestialdex
NORAD IDnorad_id48,432
Object nameobject_nameSTARLINK-2680
Groupgroupactive
Eccentricity medianeccentricity_median0.000
Inclination deg medianinclination_deg_median53.159
Number of snapsn_snaps218
Span (days)span_days142.388
Mean motion firstmean_motion_first15.064
Mean motion lastmean_motion_last15.317
Delta mean motiondelta_mean_motion0.253
Altitude first (km)altitude_first_km547.210
Altitude last (km)altitude_last_km470.720
Decay rate rev day2decay_rate_rev_day20.001
Altitude decay km dayaltitude_decay_km_day-0.274
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_utc2026-04-03T12:48:12.608064+00:00
Last UTClast_utc2026-08-23T22:06:27.157824+00:00
Last fix UTClast_fix_utc2026-08-23T22:06:27.157824+00:00
Provisionalprovisionalfalse
Tracktrack[{"utc":"2026-04-03T12:48:12.608064+00:00","mean_motion":15.06400384,"altitude_km":547.21,"eccentricity":0.00013831,"inclination_deg":53.0557},{"utc":"2026-04-04T06:19:07.614048+00:00","mean_motion":1
Total sensor hitstotal_sensor_hits0

Provenance

  • celestrak

Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/48432.json

STARLINK-2680 — Satellite Orbital Decay — TerraPulse