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STARLINK-4342

53070 · 2026-04-03T12:25:51Z

Fixes
243
Observations
243
Altitude — track
243 measured points · 2026-04-032026-08-24
Mean motion — track
243 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_utc2026-04-03T12:25:51.984192+00:00
End UTCend_utc2026-08-24T00:00:02.000160+00:00
Familyfamilycelestialdex
NORAD IDnorad_id53,070
Object nameobject_nameSTARLINK-4342
Groupgroupactive
Eccentricity medianeccentricity_median0.000
Inclination deg medianinclination_deg_median97.367
Number of snapsn_snaps243
Span (days)span_days142.482
Mean motion firstmean_motion_first15.056
Mean motion lastmean_motion_last15.105
Delta mean motiondelta_mean_motion0.049
Altitude first (km)altitude_first_km549.527
Altitude last (km)altitude_last_km534.572
Decay rate rev day2decay_rate_rev_day20.000
Altitude decay km dayaltitude_decay_km_day-0.009
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_utc2026-04-03T12:25:51.984192+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":"2026-04-03T12:25:51.984192+00:00","mean_motion":15.05644997,"altitude_km":549.527,"eccentricity":0.00013136,"inclination_deg":97.6019},{"utc":"2026-04-04T01:11:27.875616+00:00","mean_motion":
Total sensor hitstotal_sensor_hits0

Provenance

  • celestrak

Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/53070.json

STARLINK-4342 — Satellite Orbital Decay — TerraPulse