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CelestialObjectDex · Satellite Orbital Decay

STARLINK-4048

52839 · 2026-04-03T12:18:30Z

Fixes
215
Observations
215
Altitude — track
215 measured points · 2026-04-032026-08-23
Mean motion — track
215 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_utc2026-04-03T12:18:30.653856+00:00
End UTCend_utc2026-08-23T20:32:13.852896+00:00
Familyfamilycelestialdex
NORAD IDnorad_id52,839
Object nameobject_nameSTARLINK-4048
Groupgroupactive
Eccentricity medianeccentricity_median0.000
Inclination deg medianinclination_deg_median53.162
Number of snapsn_snaps215
Span (days)span_days142.343
Mean motion firstmean_motion_first15.088
Mean motion lastmean_motion_last15.317
Delta mean motiondelta_mean_motion0.229
Altitude first (km)altitude_first_km539.748
Altitude last (km)altitude_last_km470.743
Decay rate rev day2decay_rate_rev_day20.002
Altitude decay km dayaltitude_decay_km_day-0.545
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_utc2026-04-03T12:18:30.653856+00:00
Last UTClast_utc2026-08-23T20:32:13.852896+00:00
Last fix UTClast_fix_utc2026-08-23T20:32:13.852896+00:00
Provisionalprovisionalfalse
Tracktrack[{"utc":"2026-04-03T12:18:30.653856+00:00","mean_motion":15.08838577,"altitude_km":539.748,"eccentricity":0.00016379,"inclination_deg":53.2144},{"utc":"2026-04-03T18:40:03.330912+00:00","mean_motion":
Total sensor hitstotal_sensor_hits0

Provenance

  • celestrak

Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/52839.json

STARLINK-4048 — Satellite Orbital Decay — TerraPulse