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CelestialObjectDex · Satellite Orbital Decay

STARLINK-5976

56343 · 2026-04-03T12:55:45Z

Fixes
261
Observations
261
Altitude — track
261 measured points · 2026-04-032026-08-23
Mean motion — track
261 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_utc2026-04-03T12:55:45.643008+00:00
End UTCend_utc2026-08-23T22:49:54.642432+00:00
Familyfamilycelestialdex
NORAD IDnorad_id56,343
Object nameobject_nameSTARLINK-5976
Groupgroupactive
Eccentricity medianeccentricity_median0.000
Inclination deg medianinclination_deg_median97.348
Number of snapsn_snaps261
Span (days)span_days142.413
Mean motion firstmean_motion_first15.056
Mean motion lastmean_motion_last15.334
Delta mean motiondelta_mean_motion0.278
Altitude first (km)altitude_first_km549.526
Altitude last (km)altitude_last_km465.593
Decay rate rev day2decay_rate_rev_day20.001
Altitude decay km dayaltitude_decay_km_day-0.421
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_utc2026-04-03T12:55:45.643008+00:00
Last UTClast_utc2026-08-23T22:49:54.642432+00:00
Last fix UTClast_fix_utc2026-08-23T22:49:54.642432+00:00
Provisionalprovisionalfalse
Tracktrack[{"utc":"2026-04-03T12:55:45.643008+00:00","mean_motion":15.0564509,"altitude_km":549.526,"eccentricity":0.0001987,"inclination_deg":97.6041},{"utc":"2026-04-03T22:29:57.779520+00:00","mean_motion":15
Total sensor hitstotal_sensor_hits0

Provenance

  • celestrak

Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/56343.json

STARLINK-5976 — Satellite Orbital Decay — TerraPulse