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CelestialObjectDex · Satellite Orbital Decay

STARLINK-4346

53073 · 2026-04-03T12:23:49Z

Fixes
244
Observations
244
Altitude — track
244 measured points · 2026-04-032026-08-23
Mean motion — track
244 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_utc2026-04-03T12:23:49.051680+00:00
End UTCend_utc2026-08-23T11:19:05.864160+00:00
Familyfamilycelestialdex
NORAD IDnorad_id53,073
Object nameobject_nameSTARLINK-4346
Groupgroupactive
Eccentricity medianeccentricity_median0.001
Inclination deg medianinclination_deg_median97.636
Number of snapsn_snaps244
Span (days)span_days141.955
Mean motion firstmean_motion_first15.209
Mean motion lastmean_motion_last15.243
Delta mean motiondelta_mean_motion0.034
Altitude first (km)altitude_first_km503.247
Altitude last (km)altitude_last_km492.950
Decay rate rev day2decay_rate_rev_day20.000
Altitude decay km dayaltitude_decay_km_day-0.077
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_utc2026-04-03T12:23:49.051680+00:00
Last UTClast_utc2026-08-23T11:19:05.864160+00:00
Last fix UTClast_fix_utc2026-08-23T11:19:05.864160+00:00
Provisionalprovisionalfalse
Tracktrack[{"utc":"2026-04-03T12:23:49.051680+00:00","mean_motion":15.20859311,"altitude_km":503.247,"eccentricity":0.00063201,"inclination_deg":97.6376},{"utc":"2026-04-04T02:36:30.371904+00:00","mean_motion":
Total sensor hitstotal_sensor_hits0

Provenance

  • celestrak

Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/53073.json

STARLINK-4346 — Satellite Orbital Decay — TerraPulse