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CelestialObjectDex · Satellite Orbital Decay

STARLINK-4018

52697 · 2026-04-03T13:21:28Z

Fixes
214
Observations
214
Altitude — track
214 measured points · 2026-04-032026-08-24
Mean motion — track
214 measured points · 2026-04-032026-08-24

The record

Everything the slot carries, as measured. Series arrays are drawn above and listed here in full.

Start UTCstart_utc2026-04-03T13:21:28.285632+00:00
End UTCend_utc2026-08-24T00:00:02.000160+00:00
Familyfamilycelestialdex
NORAD IDnorad_id52,697
Object nameobject_nameSTARLINK-4018
Groupgroupactive
Eccentricity medianeccentricity_median0.000
Inclination deg medianinclination_deg_median53.162
Number of snapsn_snaps214
Span (days)span_days142.443
Mean motion firstmean_motion_first15.088
Mean motion lastmean_motion_last15.270
Delta mean motiondelta_mean_motion0.182
Altitude first (km)altitude_first_km539.733
Altitude last (km)altitude_last_km484.741
Decay rate rev day2decay_rate_rev_day20.001
Altitude decay km dayaltitude_decay_km_day-0.168
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_utc2026-04-03T13:21:28.285632+00:00
Last UTClast_utc2026-08-24T00:00:02.000160+00:00
Last fix UTClast_fix_utc2026-08-24T00:00:02.000160+00:00
Provisionalprovisionalfalse
Tracktrack[{"utc":"2026-04-03T13:21:28.285632+00:00","mean_motion":15.08843365,"altitude_km":539.733,"eccentricity":0.00013471,"inclination_deg":53.2186},{"utc":"2026-04-04T03:39:58.235040+00:00","mean_motion":
Total sensor hitstotal_sensor_hits0

Provenance

  • celestrak

Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/52697.json

STARLINK-4018 — Satellite Orbital Decay — TerraPulse