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CelestialObjectDex · Satellite Orbital Decay

STARLINK-4344

53072 · 2026-04-03T12:01:56Z

Fixes
244
Observations
244
Altitude — track
244 measured points · 2026-04-032026-08-24
Mean motion — track
244 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_utc2026-04-03T12:01:56.464608+00:00
End UTCend_utc2026-08-24T00:00:02.000160+00:00
Familyfamilycelestialdex
NORAD IDnorad_id53,072
Object nameobject_nameSTARLINK-4344
Groupgroupactive
Eccentricity medianeccentricity_median0.000
Inclination deg medianinclination_deg_median97.383
Number of snapsn_snaps244
Span (days)span_days142.499
Mean motion firstmean_motion_first15.056
Mean motion lastmean_motion_last15.108
Delta mean motiondelta_mean_motion0.051
Altitude first (km)altitude_first_km549.524
Altitude last (km)altitude_last_km533.838
Decay rate rev day2decay_rate_rev_day20.000
Altitude decay km dayaltitude_decay_km_day-0.014
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_utc2026-04-03T12:01:56.464608+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":"2026-04-03T12:01:56.464608+00:00","mean_motion":15.05645687,"altitude_km":549.524,"eccentricity":0.00015021,"inclination_deg":97.603},{"utc":"2026-04-04T02:23:14.031744+00:00","mean_motion":1
Total sensor hitstotal_sensor_hits0

Provenance

  • celestrak

Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/53072.json

STARLINK-4344 — Satellite Orbital Decay — TerraPulse