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CelestialObjectDex · Satellite Orbital Decay

STARLINK-4043

52836 · 2026-04-03T13:03:11Z

Fixes
319
Observations
319
Altitude — track
319 measured points · 2026-04-032026-08-23
Mean motion — track
319 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_utc2026-04-03T13:03:11.225088+00:00
End UTCend_utc2026-08-23T18:06:21.537216+00:00
Familyfamilycelestialdex
NORAD IDnorad_id52,836
Object nameobject_nameSTARLINK-4043
Groupgroupactive
Eccentricity medianeccentricity_median0.000
Inclination deg medianinclination_deg_median53.219
Number of snapsn_snaps319
Span (days)span_days142.211
Mean motion firstmean_motion_first15.102
Mean motion lastmean_motion_last15.265
Delta mean motiondelta_mean_motion0.163
Altitude first (km)altitude_first_km535.543
Altitude last (km)altitude_last_km486.198
Decay rate rev day2decay_rate_rev_day20.001
Altitude decay km dayaltitude_decay_km_day-0.337
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_utc2026-04-03T13:03:11.225088+00:00
Last UTClast_utc2026-08-23T18:06:21.537216+00:00
Last fix UTClast_fix_utc2026-08-23T18:06:21.537216+00:00
Provisionalprovisionalfalse
Tracktrack[{"utc":"2026-04-03T13:03:11.225088+00:00","mean_motion":15.10215352,"altitude_km":535.543,"eccentricity":0.00011057,"inclination_deg":53.2208},{"utc":"2026-04-03T19:24:18.818496+00:00","mean_motion":
Total sensor hitstotal_sensor_hits0

Provenance

  • celestrak

Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/52836.json

STARLINK-4043 — Satellite Orbital Decay — TerraPulse