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STARLINK-4642

53720 · 2026-04-03T12:10:30Z

Fixes
220
Observations
220
Altitude — track
220 measured points · 2026-04-032026-08-23
Mean motion — track
220 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_utc2026-04-03T12:10:30.576576+00:00
End UTCend_utc2026-08-23T23:02:23.031456+00:00
Familyfamilycelestialdex
NORAD IDnorad_id53,720
Object nameobject_nameSTARLINK-4642
Groupgroupactive
Eccentricity medianeccentricity_median0.000
Inclination deg medianinclination_deg_median53.162
Number of snapsn_snaps220
Span (days)span_days142.453
Mean motion firstmean_motion_first15.088
Mean motion lastmean_motion_last15.344
Delta mean motiondelta_mean_motion0.256
Altitude first (km)altitude_first_km539.761
Altitude last (km)altitude_last_km462.719
Decay rate rev day2decay_rate_rev_day20.003
Altitude decay km dayaltitude_decay_km_day-0.780
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_utc2026-04-03T12:10:30.576576+00:00
Last UTClast_utc2026-08-23T23:02:23.031456+00:00
Last fix UTClast_fix_utc2026-08-23T23:02:23.031456+00:00
Provisionalprovisionalfalse
Tracktrack[{"utc":"2026-04-03T12:10:30.576576+00:00","mean_motion":15.08834169,"altitude_km":539.761,"eccentricity":0.00011515,"inclination_deg":53.2149},{"utc":"2026-04-04T12:01:18.027840+00:00","mean_motion":
Total sensor hitstotal_sensor_hits0

Provenance

  • celestrak

Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/53720.json

STARLINK-4642 — Satellite Orbital Decay — TerraPulse