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CelestialObjectDex · Satellite Orbital Decay

STARLINK-5917

55942 · 2026-04-03T12:30:50Z

Fixes
231
Observations
231
Altitude — track
231 measured points · 2026-04-032026-08-23
Mean motion — track
231 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_utc2026-04-03T12:30:50.482368+00:00
End UTCend_utc2026-08-23T09:16:21.515232+00:00
Familyfamilycelestialdex
NORAD IDnorad_id55,942
Object nameobject_nameSTARLINK-5917
Groupgroupactive
Eccentricity medianeccentricity_median0.000
Inclination deg medianinclination_deg_median70.000
Number of snapsn_snaps231
Span (days)span_days141.865
Mean motion firstmean_motion_first14.983
Mean motion lastmean_motion_last14.983
Delta mean motiondelta_mean_motion0.000
Altitude first (km)altitude_first_km572.112
Altitude last (km)altitude_last_km572.071
Decay rate rev day2decay_rate_rev_day20.000
Altitude decay km dayaltitude_decay_km_day-0.000
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_utc2026-04-03T12:30:50.482368+00:00
Last UTClast_utc2026-08-23T09:16:21.515232+00:00
Last fix UTClast_fix_utc2026-08-23T09:16:21.515232+00:00
Provisionalprovisionalfalse
Tracktrack[{"utc":"2026-04-03T12:30:50.482368+00:00","mean_motion":14.98311845,"altitude_km":572.112,"eccentricity":0.00038735,"inclination_deg":70.0004},{"utc":"2026-04-03T18:55:22.274400+00:00","mean_motion":
Total sensor hitstotal_sensor_hits0

Provenance

  • celestrak

Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/55942.json

STARLINK-5917 — Satellite Orbital Decay — TerraPulse