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CelestialObjectDex · Satellite Orbital Decay

STARLINK-5068

55423 · 2026-04-03T13:09:35Z

Fixes
246
Observations
246
Altitude — track
246 measured points · 2026-04-032026-08-23
Mean motion — track
246 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_utc2026-04-03T13:09:35.964288+00:00
End UTCend_utc2026-08-23T16:19:38.452224+00:00
Familyfamilycelestialdex
NORAD IDnorad_id55,423
Object nameobject_nameSTARLINK-5068
Groupgroupactive
Eccentricity medianeccentricity_median0.000
Inclination deg medianinclination_deg_median69.999
Number of snapsn_snaps246
Span (days)span_days142.132
Mean motion firstmean_motion_first14.983
Mean motion lastmean_motion_last14.983
Delta mean motiondelta_mean_motion0.000
Altitude first (km)altitude_first_km572.069
Altitude last (km)altitude_last_km572.034
Decay rate rev day2decay_rate_rev_day2-0.000
Altitude decay km dayaltitude_decay_km_day0.000
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_utc2026-04-03T13:09:35.964288+00:00
Last UTClast_utc2026-08-23T16:19:38.452224+00:00
Last fix UTClast_fix_utc2026-08-23T16:19:38.452224+00:00
Provisionalprovisionalfalse
Tracktrack[{"utc":"2026-04-03T13:09:35.964288+00:00","mean_motion":14.98325777,"altitude_km":572.069,"eccentricity":0.00023059,"inclination_deg":70.0027},{"utc":"2026-04-03T21:10:16.209984+00:00","mean_motion":
Total sensor hitstotal_sensor_hits0

Provenance

  • celestrak

Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/55423.json

STARLINK-5068 — Satellite Orbital Decay — TerraPulse