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CelestialObjectDex · Satellite Orbital Decay

STARLINK-4660

53609 · 2026-04-03T11:48:38Z

Fixes
226
Observations
226
Altitude — track
226 measured points · 2026-04-032026-08-23
Mean motion — track
226 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_utc2026-04-03T11:48:38.985696+00:00
End UTCend_utc2026-08-23T04:27:13.512384+00:00
Familyfamilycelestialdex
NORAD IDnorad_id53,609
Object nameobject_nameSTARLINK-4660
Groupgroupactive
Eccentricity medianeccentricity_median0.000
Inclination deg medianinclination_deg_median53.162
Number of snapsn_snaps226
Span (days)span_days141.693
Mean motion firstmean_motion_first15.088
Mean motion lastmean_motion_last15.344
Delta mean motiondelta_mean_motion0.255
Altitude first (km)altitude_first_km539.741
Altitude last (km)altitude_last_km462.744
Decay rate rev day2decay_rate_rev_day20.003
Altitude decay km dayaltitude_decay_km_day-0.809
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_utc2026-04-03T11:48:38.985696+00:00
Last UTClast_utc2026-08-23T04:27:13.512384+00:00
Last fix UTClast_fix_utc2026-08-23T04:27:13.512384+00:00
Provisionalprovisionalfalse
Tracktrack[{"utc":"2026-04-03T11:48:38.985696+00:00","mean_motion":15.08840632,"altitude_km":539.741,"eccentricity":0.00012795,"inclination_deg":53.2162},{"utc":"2026-04-04T06:53:16.619424+00:00","mean_motion":
Total sensor hitstotal_sensor_hits0

Provenance

  • celestrak

Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/53609.json

STARLINK-4660 — Satellite Orbital Decay — TerraPulse