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CelestialObjectDex · Satellite Orbital Decay

STARLINK-5690

55480 · 2026-04-03T13:31:54Z

Fixes
181
Observations
181
Altitude — track
181 measured points · 2026-04-032026-08-23
Mean motion — track
181 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_utc2026-04-03T13:31:54.935328+00:00
End UTCend_utc2026-08-23T00:20:23.694432+00:00
Familyfamilycelestialdex
NORAD IDnorad_id55,480
Object nameobject_nameSTARLINK-5690
Groupgroupactive
Eccentricity medianeccentricity_median0.000
Inclination deg medianinclination_deg_median43.003
Number of snapsn_snaps181
Span (days)span_days141.450
Mean motion firstmean_motion_first15.267
Mean motion lastmean_motion_last15.276
Delta mean motiondelta_mean_motion0.008
Altitude first (km)altitude_first_km485.573
Altitude last (km)altitude_last_km483.067
Decay rate rev day2decay_rate_rev_day20.000
Altitude decay km dayaltitude_decay_km_day-0.020
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_utc2026-04-03T13:31:54.935328+00:00
Last UTClast_utc2026-08-23T00:20:23.694432+00:00
Last fix UTClast_fix_utc2026-08-23T00:20:23.694432+00:00
Provisionalprovisionalfalse
Tracktrack[{"utc":"2026-04-03T13:31:54.935328+00:00","mean_motion":15.26737369,"altitude_km":485.573,"eccentricity":0.00014875,"inclination_deg":43.003},{"utc":"2026-04-04T16:13:25.948992+00:00","mean_motion":1
Total sensor hitstotal_sensor_hits0

Provenance

  • celestrak

Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/55480.json

STARLINK-5690 — Satellite Orbital Decay — TerraPulse