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STARLINK-4208

52844 · 2026-04-03T12:13:09Z

Fixes
242
Observations
242
Altitude — track
242 measured points · 2026-04-032026-08-23
Mean motion — track
242 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_utc2026-04-03T12:13:09.261408+00:00
End UTCend_utc2026-08-23T14:37:12.510048+00:00
Familyfamilycelestialdex
NORAD IDnorad_id52,844
Object nameobject_nameSTARLINK-4208
Groupgroupactive
Eccentricity medianeccentricity_median0.000
Inclination deg medianinclination_deg_median53.162
Number of snapsn_snaps242
Span (days)span_days142.100
Mean motion firstmean_motion_first15.089
Mean motion lastmean_motion_last15.335
Delta mean motiondelta_mean_motion0.247
Altitude first (km)altitude_first_km539.638
Altitude last (km)altitude_last_km465.251
Decay rate rev day2decay_rate_rev_day20.002
Altitude decay km dayaltitude_decay_km_day-0.642
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_utc2026-04-03T12:13:09.261408+00:00
Last UTClast_utc2026-08-23T14:37:12.510048+00:00
Last fix UTClast_fix_utc2026-08-23T14:37:12.510048+00:00
Provisionalprovisionalfalse
Tracktrack[{"utc":"2026-04-03T12:13:09.261408+00:00","mean_motion":15.08874628,"altitude_km":539.638,"eccentricity":0.00011836,"inclination_deg":53.217},{"utc":"2026-04-03T18:34:43.879872+00:00","mean_motion":1
Total sensor hitstotal_sensor_hits0

Provenance

  • celestrak

Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/52844.json

STARLINK-4208 — Satellite Orbital Decay — TerraPulse