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CelestialObjectDex · Satellite Orbital Decay

STARLINK-4462

53781 · 2026-04-03T12:18:31Z

Fixes
208
Observations
208
Altitude — track
208 measured points · 2026-04-032026-08-23
Mean motion — track
208 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_utc2026-04-03T12:18:31.045248+00:00
End UTCend_utc2026-08-23T22:15:54.268416+00:00
Familyfamilycelestialdex
NORAD IDnorad_id53,781
Object nameobject_nameSTARLINK-4462
Groupgroupactive
Eccentricity medianeccentricity_median0.000
Inclination deg medianinclination_deg_median53.163
Number of snapsn_snaps208
Span (days)span_days142.415
Mean motion firstmean_motion_first15.089
Mean motion lastmean_motion_last15.099
Delta mean motiondelta_mean_motion0.010
Altitude first (km)altitude_first_km539.689
Altitude last (km)altitude_last_km536.487
Decay rate rev day2decay_rate_rev_day20.000
Altitude decay km dayaltitude_decay_km_day-0.001
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_utc2026-04-03T12:18:31.045248+00:00
Last UTClast_utc2026-08-23T22:15:54.268416+00:00
Last fix UTClast_fix_utc2026-08-23T22:15:54.268416+00:00
Provisionalprovisionalfalse
Tracktrack[{"utc":"2026-04-03T12:18:31.045248+00:00","mean_motion":15.08857689,"altitude_km":539.689,"eccentricity":0.00010591,"inclination_deg":53.2162},{"utc":"2026-04-04T04:12:22.332672+00:00","mean_motion":
Total sensor hitstotal_sensor_hits0

Provenance

  • celestrak

Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/53781.json

STARLINK-4462 — Satellite Orbital Decay — TerraPulse