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STARLINK-4199

52857 · 2026-04-03T12:30:25Z

Fixes
230
Observations
230
Altitude — track
230 measured points · 2026-04-032026-08-23
Mean motion — track
230 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_utc2026-04-03T12:30:25.511904+00:00
End UTCend_utc2026-08-23T07:38:45.684384+00:00
Familyfamilycelestialdex
NORAD IDnorad_id52,857
Object nameobject_nameSTARLINK-4199
Groupgroupactive
Eccentricity medianeccentricity_median0.000
Inclination deg medianinclination_deg_median53.162
Number of snapsn_snaps230
Span (days)span_days141.797
Mean motion firstmean_motion_first15.088
Mean motion lastmean_motion_last15.335
Delta mean motiondelta_mean_motion0.247
Altitude first (km)altitude_first_km539.742
Altitude last (km)altitude_last_km465.241
Decay rate rev day2decay_rate_rev_day20.002
Altitude decay km dayaltitude_decay_km_day-0.555
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_utc2026-04-03T12:30:25.511904+00:00
Last UTClast_utc2026-08-23T07:38:45.684384+00:00
Last fix UTClast_fix_utc2026-08-23T07:38:45.684384+00:00
Provisionalprovisionalfalse
Tracktrack[{"utc":"2026-04-03T12:30:25.511904+00:00","mean_motion":15.08840325,"altitude_km":539.742,"eccentricity":0.00013318,"inclination_deg":53.2162},{"utc":"2026-04-03T17:16:35.161824+00:00","mean_motion":
Total sensor hitstotal_sensor_hits0

Provenance

  • celestrak

Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/52857.json

STARLINK-4199 — Satellite Orbital Decay — TerraPulse