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STARLINK-5548

56334 · 2026-04-03T13:19:41Z

Fixes
253
Observations
253
Altitude — track
253 measured points · 2026-04-032026-08-23
Mean motion — track
253 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_utc2026-04-03T13:19:41.509920+00:00
End UTCend_utc2026-08-23T00:00:02.000160+00:00
Familyfamilycelestialdex
NORAD IDnorad_id56,334
Object nameobject_nameSTARLINK-5548
Groupgroupactive
Eccentricity medianeccentricity_median0.000
Inclination deg medianinclination_deg_median97.357
Number of snapsn_snaps253
Span (days)span_days141.445
Mean motion firstmean_motion_first15.057
Mean motion lastmean_motion_last15.334
Delta mean motiondelta_mean_motion0.278
Altitude first (km)altitude_first_km549.473
Altitude last (km)altitude_last_km465.546
Decay rate rev day2decay_rate_rev_day20.001
Altitude decay km dayaltitude_decay_km_day-0.345
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_utc2026-04-03T13:19:41.509920+00:00
Last UTClast_utc2026-08-23T00:00:02.000160+00:00
Last fix UTClast_fix_utc2026-08-23T00:00:02.000160+00:00
Provisionalprovisionalfalse
Tracktrack[{"utc":"2026-04-03T13:19:41.509920+00:00","mean_motion":15.05662284,"altitude_km":549.473,"eccentricity":0.00014849,"inclination_deg":97.6012},{"utc":"2026-04-03T21:18:11.674368+00:00","mean_motion":
Total sensor hitstotal_sensor_hits0

Provenance

  • celestrak

Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/56334.json

STARLINK-5548 — Satellite Orbital Decay — TerraPulse