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CelestialObjectDex · Satellite Orbital Decay

STARLINK-4779

53864 · 2026-04-03T12:01:11Z

Fixes
211
Observations
211
Altitude — track
211 measured points · 2026-04-032026-08-23
Mean motion — track
211 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_utc2026-04-03T12:01:11.607456+00:00
End UTCend_utc2026-08-23T08:01:36.295104+00:00
Familyfamilycelestialdex
NORAD IDnorad_id53,864
Object nameobject_nameSTARLINK-4779
Groupgroupactive
Eccentricity medianeccentricity_median0.000
Inclination deg medianinclination_deg_median53.161
Number of snapsn_snaps211
Span (days)span_days141.834
Mean motion firstmean_motion_first15.088
Mean motion lastmean_motion_last15.317
Delta mean motiondelta_mean_motion0.229
Altitude first (km)altitude_first_km539.715
Altitude last (km)altitude_last_km470.693
Decay rate rev day2decay_rate_rev_day20.002
Altitude decay km dayaltitude_decay_km_day-0.553
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_utc2026-04-03T12:01:11.607456+00:00
Last UTClast_utc2026-08-23T08:01:36.295104+00:00
Last fix UTClast_fix_utc2026-08-23T08:01:36.295104+00:00
Provisionalprovisionalfalse
Tracktrack[{"utc":"2026-04-03T12:01:11.607456+00:00","mean_motion":15.08849126,"altitude_km":539.715,"eccentricity":0.0001236,"inclination_deg":53.2165},{"utc":"2026-04-04T05:30:27.375264+00:00","mean_motion":1
Total sensor hitstotal_sensor_hits0

Provenance

  • celestrak

Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/53864.json

STARLINK-4779 — Satellite Orbital Decay — TerraPulse