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CelestialObjectDex · Satellite Orbital Decay

STARLINK-4517

53390 · 2026-04-03T11:50:42Z

Fixes
216
Observations
216
Altitude — track
216 measured points · 2026-04-032026-08-24
Mean motion — track
216 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_utc2026-04-03T11:50:42.539424+00:00
End UTCend_utc2026-08-24T00:00:02.000160+00:00
Familyfamilycelestialdex
NORAD IDnorad_id53,390
Object nameobject_nameSTARLINK-4517
Groupgroupactive
Eccentricity medianeccentricity_median0.000
Inclination deg medianinclination_deg_median53.161
Number of snapsn_snaps216
Span (days)span_days142.506
Mean motion firstmean_motion_first15.088
Mean motion lastmean_motion_last15.283
Delta mean motiondelta_mean_motion0.194
Altitude first (km)altitude_first_km539.784
Altitude last (km)altitude_last_km481.028
Decay rate rev day2decay_rate_rev_day20.001
Altitude decay km dayaltitude_decay_km_day-0.267
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_utc2026-04-03T11:50:42.539424+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":"2026-04-03T11:50:42.539424+00:00","mean_motion":15.08826725,"altitude_km":539.784,"eccentricity":0.0001525,"inclination_deg":53.2186},{"utc":"2026-04-04T00:33:47.534976+00:00","mean_motion":1
Total sensor hitstotal_sensor_hits0

Provenance

  • celestrak

Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/53390.json

STARLINK-4517 — Satellite Orbital Decay — TerraPulse