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CelestialObjectDex · Satellite Decay

STARLINK-4198

52858 · 2026-04-02T19:17:05Z

Fixes
224
Observations
224
Altitude — track
224 measured points · 2026-04-022026-08-09
Mean motion — track
224 measured points · 2026-04-022026-08-09

The record

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

start_utc2026-04-02T19:17:05.782560+00:00
end_utc2026-08-09T19:26:16.916064+00:00
familycelestialdex
norad_id52,858
object_nameSTARLINK-4198
groupactive
eccentricity_median0.000
inclination_deg_median53.168
n_snaps224
span_days129.006
mean_motion_first15.088
mean_motion_last15.335
delta_mean_motion0.247
altitude_first_km539.764
altitude_last_km465.238
decay_rate_rev_day20.002
altitude_decay_km_day-0.508
decay_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_utc2026-04-02T19:17:05.782560+00:00
last_utc2026-08-09T19:26:16.916064+00:00
last_fix_utc2026-08-09T19:26:16.916064+00:00
provisionalfalse
track[{"utc":"2026-04-02T19:17:05.782560+00:00","mean_motion":15.08833242,"altitude_km":539.764,"eccentricity":0.00018303,"inclination_deg":53.2182},{"utc":"2026-04-03T19:07:53.057568+00:00","mean_motion":
total_sensor_hits0

Provenance

  • celestrak

Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/52858.json

STARLINK-4198 — Satellite Decay — TerraPulse