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STARLINK-5172

54064 · 2026-04-03T12:54:58Z

Fixes
209
Observations
209
Altitude — track
209 measured points · 2026-04-032026-08-22
Mean motion — track
209 measured points · 2026-04-032026-08-22

The record

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

Start UTCstart_utc2026-04-03T12:54:58.269888+00:00
End UTCend_utc2026-08-22T12:17:57.126336+00:00
Familyfamilycelestialdex
NORAD IDnorad_id54,064
Object nameobject_nameSTARLINK-5172
Groupgroupactive
Eccentricity medianeccentricity_median0.000
Inclination deg medianinclination_deg_median53.161
Number of snapsn_snaps209
Span (days)span_days140.974
Mean motion firstmean_motion_first15.088
Mean motion lastmean_motion_last15.317
Delta mean motiondelta_mean_motion0.229
Altitude first (km)altitude_first_km539.750
Altitude last (km)altitude_last_km470.732
Decay rate rev day2decay_rate_rev_day20.002
Altitude decay km dayaltitude_decay_km_day-0.648
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_utc2026-04-03T12:54:58.269888+00:00
Last UTClast_utc2026-08-22T12:17:57.126336+00:00
Last fix UTClast_fix_utc2026-08-22T12:17:57.126336+00:00
Provisionalprovisionalfalse
Tracktrack[{"utc":"2026-04-03T12:54:58.269888+00:00","mean_motion":15.08837891,"altitude_km":539.75,"eccentricity":0.0001384,"inclination_deg":53.2148},{"utc":"2026-04-03T16:05:44.523744+00:00","mean_motion":15
Total sensor hitstotal_sensor_hits0

Provenance

  • celestrak

Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/54064.json

STARLINK-5172 — Satellite Orbital Decay — TerraPulse