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CelestialObjectDex · Satellite Decay

STARLINK-5041

53891 · 2026-04-03T15:00:36Z

Fixes
280
Observations
280
Altitude — track
280 measured points · 2026-04-032026-08-09
Mean motion — track
280 measured points · 2026-04-032026-08-09

The record

Everything the slot carries, as measured. Series arrays are drawn above and listed here in full.

start_utc2026-04-03T15:00:36.101376+00:00
end_utc2026-08-09T20:00:01.999008+00:00
familycelestialdex
norad_id53,891
object_nameSTARLINK-5041
groupactive
eccentricity_median0.000
inclination_deg_median53.217
n_snaps280
span_days128.208
mean_motion_first15.102
mean_motion_last15.674
delta_mean_motion0.572
altitude_first_km535.612
altitude_last_km366.285
decay_rate_rev_day20.004
altitude_decay_km_day-1.323
decay_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_utc2026-04-03T15:00:36.101376+00:00
last_utc2026-08-09T20:00:01.999008+00:00
last_fix_utc2026-08-09T20:00:01.999008+00:00
provisionalfalse
track[{"utc":"2026-04-03T15:00:36.101376+00:00","mean_motion":15.10192704,"altitude_km":535.612,"eccentricity":0.00019136,"inclination_deg":53.2206},{"utc":"2026-04-04T14:50:06.112320+00:00","mean_motion":
total_sensor_hits0

Provenance

  • celestrak

Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/53891.json

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