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CelestialObjectDex · Satellite Orbital Decay

STARLINK-4797

53852 · 2026-04-03T12:50:58Z

Fixes
207
Observations
207
Altitude — track
207 measured points · 2026-04-032026-08-23
Mean motion — track
207 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_utc2026-04-03T12:50:58.712064+00:00
End UTCend_utc2026-08-23T10:44:44.443968+00:00
Familyfamilycelestialdex
NORAD IDnorad_id53,852
Object nameobject_nameSTARLINK-4797
Groupgroupactive
Eccentricity medianeccentricity_median0.000
Inclination deg medianinclination_deg_median53.162
Number of snapsn_snaps207
Span (days)span_days141.912
Mean motion firstmean_motion_first15.088
Mean motion lastmean_motion_last15.317
Delta mean motiondelta_mean_motion0.229
Altitude first (km)altitude_first_km539.781
Altitude last (km)altitude_last_km470.748
Decay rate rev day2decay_rate_rev_day20.002
Altitude decay km dayaltitude_decay_km_day-0.513
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_utc2026-04-03T12:50:58.712064+00:00
Last UTClast_utc2026-08-23T10:44:44.443968+00:00
Last fix UTClast_fix_utc2026-08-23T10:44:44.443968+00:00
Provisionalprovisionalfalse
Tracktrack[{"utc":"2026-04-03T12:50:58.712064+00:00","mean_motion":15.08827604,"altitude_km":539.781,"eccentricity":0.00013377,"inclination_deg":53.2171},{"utc":"2026-04-04T04:44:48.357024+00:00","mean_motion":
Total sensor hitstotal_sensor_hits0

Provenance

  • celestrak

Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/53852.json

STARLINK-4797 — Satellite Orbital Decay — TerraPulse