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STARLINK-2151

48556 · 2026-04-03T12:47:04Z

Fixes
199
Observations
199
Altitude — track
199 measured points · 2026-04-032026-08-23
Mean motion — track
199 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_utc2026-04-03T12:47:04.971552+00:00
End UTCend_utc2026-08-23T14:19:52.876992+00:00
Familyfamilycelestialdex
NORAD IDnorad_id48,556
Object nameobject_nameSTARLINK-2151
Groupgroupactive
Eccentricity medianeccentricity_median0.000
Inclination deg medianinclination_deg_median53.160
Number of snapsn_snaps199
Span (days)span_days142.064
Mean motion firstmean_motion_first15.302
Mean motion lastmean_motion_last15.317
Delta mean motiondelta_mean_motion0.015
Altitude first (km)altitude_first_km475.168
Altitude last (km)altitude_last_km470.743
Decay rate rev day2decay_rate_rev_day20.000
Altitude decay km dayaltitude_decay_km_day-0.018
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_utc2026-04-03T12:47:04.971552+00:00
Last UTClast_utc2026-08-23T14:19:52.876992+00:00
Last fix UTClast_fix_utc2026-08-23T14:19:52.876992+00:00
Provisionalprovisionalfalse
Tracktrack[{"utc":"2026-04-03T12:47:04.971552+00:00","mean_motion":15.30215914,"altitude_km":475.168,"eccentricity":0.00012334,"inclination_deg":53.162},{"utc":"2026-04-03T19:03:17.373312+00:00","mean_motion":1
Total sensor hitstotal_sensor_hits0

Provenance

  • celestrak

Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/48556.json

STARLINK-2151 — Satellite Orbital Decay — TerraPulse