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CelestialObjectDex · Satellite Decay

STARLINK-5874

56353 · 2026-04-03T14:33:56Z

Fixes
215
Observations
215
Altitude — track
215 measured points · 2026-04-032026-08-09
Mean motion — track
215 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_utc2026-04-03T14:33:56.266272+00:00
end_utc2026-08-09T11:48:15.501312+00:00
familycelestialdex
norad_id56,353
object_nameSTARLINK-5874
groupactive
eccentricity_median0.000
inclination_deg_median97.432
n_snaps215
span_days127.885
mean_motion_first15.013
mean_motion_last15.057
delta_mean_motion0.044
altitude_first_km562.999
altitude_last_km549.489
decay_rate_rev_day20.000
altitude_decay_km_day-0.037
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_utc2026-04-03T14:33:56.266272+00:00
last_utc2026-08-09T11:48:15.501312+00:00
last_fix_utc2026-08-09T11:48:15.501312+00:00
provisionalfalse
track[{"utc":"2026-04-03T14:33:56.266272+00:00","mean_motion":15.01263598,"altitude_km":562.999,"eccentricity":0.00034607,"inclination_deg":97.6041},{"utc":"2026-04-03T20:57:51.847200+00:00","mean_motion":
total_sensor_hits0

Provenance

  • celestrak

Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/56353.json

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