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STARLINK-5018

53929 · 2026-04-03T13:23:32Z

Fixes
214
Observations
214
Altitude — track
214 measured points · 2026-04-032026-08-23
Mean motion — track
214 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_utc2026-04-03T13:23:32.959104+00:00
End UTCend_utc2026-08-23T12:13:43.967424+00:00
Familyfamilycelestialdex
NORAD IDnorad_id53,929
Object nameobject_nameSTARLINK-5018
Groupgroupactive
Eccentricity medianeccentricity_median0.000
Inclination deg medianinclination_deg_median53.162
Number of snapsn_snaps214
Span (days)span_days141.952
Mean motion firstmean_motion_first15.088
Mean motion lastmean_motion_last15.317
Delta mean motiondelta_mean_motion0.229
Altitude first (km)altitude_first_km539.828
Altitude last (km)altitude_last_km470.744
Decay rate rev day2decay_rate_rev_day20.002
Altitude decay km dayaltitude_decay_km_day-0.625
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_utc2026-04-03T13:23:32.959104+00:00
Last UTClast_utc2026-08-23T12:13:43.967424+00:00
Last fix UTClast_fix_utc2026-08-23T12:13:43.967424+00:00
Provisionalprovisionalfalse
Tracktrack[{"utc":"2026-04-03T13:23:32.959104+00:00","mean_motion":15.08812478,"altitude_km":539.828,"eccentricity":0.00013667,"inclination_deg":53.2141},{"utc":"2026-04-04T06:52:46.806240+00:00","mean_motion":
Total sensor hitstotal_sensor_hits0

Provenance

  • celestrak

Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/53929.json

STARLINK-5018 — Satellite Orbital Decay — TerraPulse