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CelestialObjectDex · Satellite Orbital Decay

STARLINK-5886

56350 · 2026-04-03T12:11:54Z

Fixes
262
Observations
262
Altitude — track
262 measured points · 2026-04-032026-08-23
Mean motion — track
262 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_utc2026-04-03T12:11:54.483936+00:00
End UTCend_utc2026-08-23T22:42:03.833280+00:00
Familyfamilycelestialdex
NORAD IDnorad_id56,350
Object nameobject_nameSTARLINK-5886
Groupgroupactive
Eccentricity medianeccentricity_median0.000
Inclination deg medianinclination_deg_median97.346
Number of snapsn_snaps262
Span (days)span_days142.438
Mean motion firstmean_motion_first15.056
Mean motion lastmean_motion_last15.334
Delta mean motiondelta_mean_motion0.278
Altitude first (km)altitude_first_km549.525
Altitude last (km)altitude_last_km465.553
Decay rate rev day2decay_rate_rev_day20.001
Altitude decay km dayaltitude_decay_km_day-0.407
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_utc2026-04-03T12:11:54.483936+00:00
Last UTClast_utc2026-08-23T22:42:03.833280+00:00
Last fix UTClast_fix_utc2026-08-23T22:42:03.833280+00:00
Provisionalprovisionalfalse
Tracktrack[{"utc":"2026-04-03T12:11:54.483936+00:00","mean_motion":15.05645404,"altitude_km":549.525,"eccentricity":0.00025728,"inclination_deg":97.6028},{"utc":"2026-04-04T05:44:36.461760+00:00","mean_motion":
Total sensor hitstotal_sensor_hits0

Provenance

  • celestrak

Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/56350.json

STARLINK-5886 — Satellite Orbital Decay — TerraPulse