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CelestialObjectDex · Satellite Orbital Decay

STARLINK-5218

55636 · 2026-04-03T13:11:34Z

Fixes
234
Observations
234
Altitude — track
234 measured points · 2026-04-032026-08-23
Mean motion — track
234 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_utc2026-04-03T13:11:34.584576+00:00
End UTCend_utc2026-08-23T11:33:13.792896+00:00
Familyfamilycelestialdex
NORAD IDnorad_id55,636
Object nameobject_nameSTARLINK-5218
Groupgroupactive
Eccentricity medianeccentricity_median0.000
Inclination deg medianinclination_deg_median70.000
Number of snapsn_snaps234
Span (days)span_days141.932
Mean motion firstmean_motion_first14.983
Mean motion lastmean_motion_last14.983
Delta mean motiondelta_mean_motion-0.000
Altitude first (km)altitude_first_km572.084
Altitude last (km)altitude_last_km572.093
Decay rate rev day2decay_rate_rev_day2-0.000
Altitude decay km dayaltitude_decay_km_day0
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_utc2026-04-03T13:11:34.584576+00:00
Last UTClast_utc2026-08-23T11:33:13.792896+00:00
Last fix UTClast_fix_utc2026-08-23T11:33:13.792896+00:00
Provisionalprovisionalfalse
Tracktrack[{"utc":"2026-04-03T13:11:34.584576+00:00","mean_motion":14.98320756,"altitude_km":572.084,"eccentricity":0.000311,"inclination_deg":69.9991},{"utc":"2026-04-04T06:49:03.398304+00:00","mean_motion":14
Total sensor hitstotal_sensor_hits0

Provenance

  • celestrak

Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/55636.json

STARLINK-5218 — Satellite Orbital Decay — TerraPulse