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CelestialObjectDex · Satellite Orbital Decay

STARLINK-4026

52600 · 2026-04-03T11:59:18Z

Fixes
219
Observations
219
Altitude — track
219 measured points · 2026-04-032026-08-23
Mean motion — track
219 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_utc2026-04-03T11:59:18.420864+00:00
End UTCend_utc2026-08-23T17:16:25.140288+00:00
Familyfamilycelestialdex
NORAD IDnorad_id52,600
Object nameobject_nameSTARLINK-4026
Groupgroupactive
Eccentricity medianeccentricity_median0.000
Inclination deg medianinclination_deg_median53.162
Number of snapsn_snaps219
Span (days)span_days142.220
Mean motion firstmean_motion_first15.088
Mean motion lastmean_motion_last15.317
Delta mean motiondelta_mean_motion0.229
Altitude first (km)altitude_first_km539.765
Altitude last (km)altitude_last_km470.734
Decay rate rev day2decay_rate_rev_day20.002
Altitude decay km dayaltitude_decay_km_day-0.641
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_utc2026-04-03T11:59:18.420864+00:00
Last UTClast_utc2026-08-23T17:16:25.140288+00:00
Last fix UTClast_fix_utc2026-08-23T17:16:25.140288+00:00
Provisionalprovisionalfalse
Tracktrack[{"utc":"2026-04-03T11:59:18.420864+00:00","mean_motion":15.08833035,"altitude_km":539.765,"eccentricity":0.00013369,"inclination_deg":53.2163},{"utc":"2026-04-04T05:28:32.905632+00:00","mean_motion":
Total sensor hitstotal_sensor_hits0

Provenance

  • celestrak

Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/52600.json

STARLINK-4026 — Satellite Orbital Decay — TerraPulse