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CelestialObjectDex · Satellite Orbital Decay

STARLINK-4169

53280 · 2026-04-03T12:23:06Z

Fixes
224
Observations
224
Altitude — track
224 measured points · 2026-04-032026-08-23
Mean motion — track
224 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_utc2026-04-03T12:23:06.768384+00:00
End UTCend_utc2026-08-23T16:46:30.457632+00:00
Familyfamilycelestialdex
NORAD IDnorad_id53,280
Object nameobject_nameSTARLINK-4169
Groupgroupactive
Eccentricity medianeccentricity_median0.000
Inclination deg medianinclination_deg_median53.162
Number of snapsn_snaps224
Span (days)span_days142.183
Mean motion firstmean_motion_first15.088
Mean motion lastmean_motion_last15.298
Delta mean motiondelta_mean_motion0.209
Altitude first (km)altitude_first_km539.773
Altitude last (km)altitude_last_km476.493
Decay rate rev day2decay_rate_rev_day20.002
Altitude decay km dayaltitude_decay_km_day-0.554
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_utc2026-04-03T12:23:06.768384+00:00
Last UTClast_utc2026-08-23T16:46:30.457632+00:00
Last fix UTClast_fix_utc2026-08-23T16:46:30.457632+00:00
Provisionalprovisionalfalse
Tracktrack[{"utc":"2026-04-03T12:23:06.768384+00:00","mean_motion":15.08830164,"altitude_km":539.773,"eccentricity":0.00015089,"inclination_deg":53.2196},{"utc":"2026-04-04T04:16:57.189216+00:00","mean_motion":
Total sensor hitstotal_sensor_hits0

Provenance

  • celestrak

Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/53280.json

STARLINK-4169 — Satellite Orbital Decay — TerraPulse