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CelestialObjectDex · Satellite Orbital Decay

STARLINK-4010

52862 · 2026-04-03T12:19:50Z

Fixes
239
Observations
239
Altitude — track
239 measured points · 2026-04-032026-08-23
Mean motion — track
239 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_utc2026-04-03T12:19:50.059776+00:00
End UTCend_utc2026-08-23T16:25:08.157216+00:00
Familyfamilycelestialdex
NORAD IDnorad_id52,862
Object nameobject_nameSTARLINK-4010
Groupgroupactive
Eccentricity medianeccentricity_median0.000
Inclination deg medianinclination_deg_median53.163
Number of snapsn_snaps239
Span (days)span_days142.170
Mean motion firstmean_motion_first15.088
Mean motion lastmean_motion_last15.344
Delta mean motiondelta_mean_motion0.255
Altitude first (km)altitude_first_km539.744
Altitude last (km)altitude_last_km462.743
Decay rate rev day2decay_rate_rev_day20.003
Altitude decay km dayaltitude_decay_km_day-0.771
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_utc2026-04-03T12:19:50.059776+00:00
Last UTClast_utc2026-08-23T16:25:08.157216+00:00
Last fix UTClast_fix_utc2026-08-23T16:25:08.157216+00:00
Provisionalprovisionalfalse
Tracktrack[{"utc":"2026-04-03T12:19:50.059776+00:00","mean_motion":15.08839947,"altitude_km":539.744,"eccentricity":0.00012368,"inclination_deg":53.2164},{"utc":"2026-04-03T18:41:22.921728+00:00","mean_motion":
Total sensor hitstotal_sensor_hits0

Provenance

  • celestrak

Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/52862.json

STARLINK-4010 — Satellite Orbital Decay — TerraPulse