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The Dexes / Satellite Orbital Decay / 48571

CelestialObjectDex · Satellite Orbital Decay

STARLINK-2221

48571 · 2026-04-03T12:06:45Z

Fixes
183
Observations
183
Altitude — track
183 measured points · 2026-04-032026-08-23
Mean motion — track
183 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_utc2026-04-03T12:06:45.073440+00:00
End UTCend_utc2026-08-23T21:15:26.465472+00:00
Familyfamilycelestialdex
NORAD IDnorad_id48,571
Object nameobject_nameSTARLINK-2221
Groupgroupactive
Eccentricity medianeccentricity_median0.000
Inclination deg medianinclination_deg_median53.160
Number of snapsn_snaps183
Span (days)span_days142.381
Mean motion firstmean_motion_first15.302
Mean motion lastmean_motion_last15.317
Delta mean motiondelta_mean_motion0.015
Altitude first (km)altitude_first_km475.191
Altitude last (km)altitude_last_km470.726
Decay rate rev day2decay_rate_rev_day20.000
Altitude decay km dayaltitude_decay_km_day-0.007
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_utc2026-04-03T12:06:45.073440+00:00
Last UTClast_utc2026-08-23T21:15:26.465472+00:00
Last fix UTClast_fix_utc2026-08-23T21:15:26.465472+00:00
Provisionalprovisionalfalse
Tracktrack[{"utc":"2026-04-03T12:06:45.073440+00:00","mean_motion":15.30208011,"altitude_km":475.191,"eccentricity":0.00018553,"inclination_deg":53.1608},{"utc":"2026-04-03T19:57:00.324000+00:00","mean_motion":
Total sensor hitstotal_sensor_hits0

Provenance

  • celestrak

Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/48571.json

STARLINK-2221 — Satellite Orbital Decay — TerraPulse