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CelestialObjectDex · Satellite Orbital Decay

STARLINK-5497

55629 · 2026-04-03T12:17:33Z

Fixes
242
Observations
242
Altitude — track
242 measured points · 2026-04-032026-08-22
Mean motion — track
242 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_utc2026-04-03T12:17:33.268704+00:00
End UTCend_utc2026-08-22T21:50:05.256384+00:00
Familyfamilycelestialdex
NORAD IDnorad_id55,629
Object nameobject_nameSTARLINK-5497
Groupgroupactive
Eccentricity medianeccentricity_median0.000
Inclination deg medianinclination_deg_median70.000
Number of snapsn_snaps242
Span (days)span_days141.398
Mean motion firstmean_motion_first14.983
Mean motion lastmean_motion_last14.983
Delta mean motiondelta_mean_motion0.000
Altitude first (km)altitude_first_km572.125
Altitude last (km)altitude_last_km572.048
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_utc2026-04-03T12:17:33.268704+00:00
Last UTClast_utc2026-08-22T21:50:05.256384+00:00
Last fix UTClast_fix_utc2026-08-22T21:50:05.256384+00:00
Provisionalprovisionalfalse
Tracktrack[{"utc":"2026-04-03T12:17:33.268704+00:00","mean_motion":14.9830761,"altitude_km":572.125,"eccentricity":0.00030114,"inclination_deg":69.9994},{"utc":"2026-04-04T05:55:01.402464+00:00","mean_motion":1
Total sensor hitstotal_sensor_hits0

Provenance

  • celestrak

Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/55629.json

STARLINK-5497 — Satellite Orbital Decay — TerraPulse