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CelestialObjectDex · Satellite Orbital Decay

STARLINK-4309

53066 · 2026-04-03T12:07:57Z

Fixes
249
Observations
249
Altitude — track
249 measured points · 2026-04-032026-08-24
Mean motion — track
249 measured points · 2026-04-032026-08-24

The record

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

Start UTCstart_utc2026-04-03T12:07:57.361728+00:00
End UTCend_utc2026-08-24T00:00:02.000160+00:00
Familyfamilycelestialdex
NORAD IDnorad_id53,066
Object nameobject_nameSTARLINK-4309
Groupgroupactive
Eccentricity medianeccentricity_median0.000
Inclination deg medianinclination_deg_median97.371
Number of snapsn_snaps249
Span (days)span_days142.494
Mean motion firstmean_motion_first15.057
Mean motion lastmean_motion_last15.143
Delta mean motiondelta_mean_motion0.087
Altitude first (km)altitude_first_km549.488
Altitude last (km)altitude_last_km523.023
Decay rate rev day2decay_rate_rev_day20.000
Altitude decay km dayaltitude_decay_km_day-0.039
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_utc2026-04-03T12:07:57.361728+00:00
Last UTClast_utc2026-08-24T00:00:02.000160+00:00
Last fix UTClast_fix_utc2026-08-24T00:00:02.000160+00:00
Provisionalprovisionalfalse
Tracktrack[{"utc":"2026-04-03T12:07:57.361728+00:00","mean_motion":15.05657459,"altitude_km":549.488,"eccentricity":0.00019444,"inclination_deg":97.6026},{"utc":"2026-04-04T00:53:33.413856+00:00","mean_motion":
Total sensor hitstotal_sensor_hits0

Provenance

  • celestrak

Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/53066.json

STARLINK-4309 — Satellite Orbital Decay — TerraPulse