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CelestialObjectDex · Satellite Orbital Decay

STARLINK-6096

56103 · 2026-04-03T12:28:51Z

Fixes
198
Observations
198
Altitude — track
198 measured points · 2026-04-032026-08-23
Mean motion — track
198 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_utc2026-04-03T12:28:51.881088+00:00
End UTCend_utc2026-08-23T13:18:13.155552+00:00
Familyfamilycelestialdex
NORAD IDnorad_id56,103
Object nameobject_nameSTARLINK-6096
Groupgroupactive
Eccentricity medianeccentricity_median0.000
Inclination deg medianinclination_deg_median43.003
Number of snapsn_snaps198
Span (days)span_days142.034
Mean motion firstmean_motion_first15.268
Mean motion lastmean_motion_last15.276
Delta mean motiondelta_mean_motion0.008
Altitude first (km)altitude_first_km485.521
Altitude last (km)altitude_last_km483.067
Decay rate rev day2decay_rate_rev_day20.000
Altitude decay km dayaltitude_decay_km_day-0.016
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_utc2026-04-03T12:28:51.881088+00:00
Last UTClast_utc2026-08-23T13:18:13.155552+00:00
Last fix UTClast_fix_utc2026-08-23T13:18:13.155552+00:00
Provisionalprovisionalfalse
Tracktrack[{"utc":"2026-04-03T12:28:51.881088+00:00","mean_motion":15.26754913,"altitude_km":485.521,"eccentricity":0.0001379,"inclination_deg":43.0034},{"utc":"2026-04-04T04:10:56.934912+00:00","mean_motion":1
Total sensor hitstotal_sensor_hits0

Provenance

  • celestrak

Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/56103.json

STARLINK-6096 — Satellite Orbital Decay — TerraPulse