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CelestialObjectDex · Satellite Orbital Decay

STARLINK-2237

48583 · 2026-04-03T12:14:18Z

Fixes
213
Observations
213
Altitude — track
213 measured points · 2026-04-032026-08-23
Mean motion — track
213 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_utc2026-04-03T12:14:18.904128+00:00
End UTCend_utc2026-08-23T07:52:52.038048+00:00
Familyfamilycelestialdex
NORAD IDnorad_id48,583
Object nameobject_nameSTARLINK-2237
Groupgroupactive
Eccentricity medianeccentricity_median0.000
Inclination deg medianinclination_deg_median53.159
Number of snapsn_snaps213
Span (days)span_days141.818
Mean motion firstmean_motion_first15.064
Mean motion lastmean_motion_last15.317
Delta mean motiondelta_mean_motion0.253
Altitude first (km)altitude_first_km547.206
Altitude last (km)altitude_last_km470.840
Decay rate rev day2decay_rate_rev_day20.001
Altitude decay km dayaltitude_decay_km_day-0.429
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_utc2026-04-03T12:14:18.904128+00:00
Last UTClast_utc2026-08-23T07:52:52.038048+00:00
Last fix UTClast_fix_utc2026-08-23T07:52:52.038048+00:00
Provisionalprovisionalfalse
Tracktrack[{"utc":"2026-04-03T12:14:18.904128+00:00","mean_motion":15.06401814,"altitude_km":547.206,"eccentricity":0.00014197,"inclination_deg":53.0544},{"utc":"2026-04-04T05:45:15.023808+00:00","mean_motion":
Total sensor hitstotal_sensor_hits0

Provenance

  • celestrak

Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/48583.json

STARLINK-2237 — Satellite Orbital Decay — TerraPulse