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STARLINK-5406

54860 · 2026-04-03T02:10:30Z

Fixes
176
Observations
176
Altitude — track
176 measured points · 2026-04-032026-08-09
Mean motion — track
176 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_utc2026-04-03T02:10:30.338688+00:00
end_utc2026-08-09T15:56:19.288896+00:00
familycelestialdex
norad_id54,860
object_nameSTARLINK-5406
groupactive
eccentricity_median0.000
inclination_deg_median43.002
n_snaps176
span_days128.573
mean_motion_first15.267
mean_motion_last15.276
delta_mean_motion0.008
altitude_first_km485.545
altitude_last_km483.083
decay_rate_rev_day20.000
altitude_decay_km_day-0.026
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_utc2026-04-03T02:10:30.338688+00:00
last_utc2026-08-09T15:56:19.288896+00:00
last_fix_utc2026-08-09T15:56:19.288896+00:00
provisionalfalse
track[{"utc":"2026-04-03T02:10:30.338688+00:00","mean_motion":15.26746893,"altitude_km":485.545,"eccentricity":0.00017105,"inclination_deg":43.0062},{"utc":"2026-04-04T00:09:25.648704+00:00","mean_motion":
total_sensor_hits0

Provenance

  • celestrak

Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/54860.json

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