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CelestialObjectDex · Satellite Orbital Decay

STARLINK-4068

52681 · 2026-04-03T12:25:06Z

Fixes
212
Observations
212
Altitude — track
212 measured points · 2026-04-032026-08-23
Mean motion — track
212 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_utc2026-04-03T12:25:06.765888+00:00
End UTCend_utc2026-08-23T21:43:33.425472+00:00
Familyfamilycelestialdex
NORAD IDnorad_id52,681
Object nameobject_nameSTARLINK-4068
Groupgroupactive
Eccentricity medianeccentricity_median0.000
Inclination deg medianinclination_deg_median53.161
Number of snapsn_snaps212
Span (days)span_days142.388
Mean motion firstmean_motion_first15.089
Mean motion lastmean_motion_last15.293
Delta mean motiondelta_mean_motion0.205
Altitude first (km)altitude_first_km539.706
Altitude last (km)altitude_last_km477.858
Decay rate rev day2decay_rate_rev_day20.001
Altitude decay km dayaltitude_decay_km_day-0.266
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_utc2026-04-03T12:25:06.765888+00:00
Last UTClast_utc2026-08-23T21:43:33.425472+00:00
Last fix UTClast_fix_utc2026-08-23T21:43:33.425472+00:00
Provisionalprovisionalfalse
Tracktrack[{"utc":"2026-04-03T12:25:06.765888+00:00","mean_motion":15.08852105,"altitude_km":539.706,"eccentricity":0.00016529,"inclination_deg":53.2199},{"utc":"2026-04-04T02:43:37.524864+00:00","mean_motion":
Total sensor hitstotal_sensor_hits0

Provenance

  • celestrak

Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/52681.json

STARLINK-4068 — Satellite Orbital Decay — TerraPulse