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STARLINK-5204

54101 · 2026-04-03T15:11:23Z

Fixes
202
Observations
202
Altitude — track
202 measured points · 2026-04-032026-08-09
Mean motion — track
202 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_utc2026-04-03T15:11:23.172576+00:00
end_utc2026-08-09T18:09:14.980032+00:00
familycelestialdex
norad_id54,101
object_nameSTARLINK-5204
groupactive
eccentricity_median0.000
inclination_deg_median53.184
n_snaps202
span_days128.124
mean_motion_first15.089
mean_motion_last15.317
delta_mean_motion0.228
altitude_first_km539.700
altitude_last_km470.734
decay_rate_rev_day20.002
altitude_decay_km_day-0.640
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_utc2026-04-03T15:11:23.172576+00:00
last_utc2026-08-09T18:09:14.980032+00:00
last_fix_utc2026-08-09T18:09:14.980032+00:00
provisionalfalse
track[{"utc":"2026-04-03T15:11:23.172576+00:00","mean_motion":15.08854114,"altitude_km":539.7,"eccentricity":0.00010828,"inclination_deg":53.2173},{"utc":"2026-04-03T16:46:46.585920+00:00","mean_motion":15
total_sensor_hits0

Provenance

  • celestrak

Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/54101.json

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