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CelestialObjectDex · Satellite Decay

STARLINK-5942

56014 · 2026-04-03T04:16:39Z

Fixes
182
Observations
182
Altitude — track
182 measured points · 2026-04-032026-08-09
Mean motion — track
182 measured points · 2026-04-032026-08-09

The record

Everything the slot carries, as measured. Series arrays are drawn above and listed here in full.

start_utc2026-04-03T04:16:39.909216+00:00
end_utc2026-08-09T09:57:03.784032+00:00
familycelestialdex
norad_id56,014
object_nameSTARLINK-5942
groupactive
eccentricity_median0.000
inclination_deg_median43.003
n_snaps182
span_days128.236
mean_motion_first15.268
mean_motion_last15.276
delta_mean_motion0.008
altitude_first_km485.488
altitude_last_km483.070
decay_rate_rev_day20.000
altitude_decay_km_day-0.022
decay_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_utc2026-04-03T04:16:39.909216+00:00
last_utc2026-08-09T09:57:03.784032+00:00
last_fix_utc2026-08-09T09:57:03.784032+00:00
provisionalfalse
track[{"utc":"2026-04-03T04:16:39.909216+00:00","mean_motion":15.26765949,"altitude_km":485.488,"eccentricity":0.00013421,"inclination_deg":43.0015},{"utc":"2026-04-04T03:49:47.668800+00:00","mean_motion":
total_sensor_hits0

Provenance

  • celestrak

Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/56014.json

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