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CelestialObjectDex · Satellite Decay

STARLINK-6178

56387 · 2026-04-02T22:51:55Z

Fixes
176
Observations
176
Altitude — track
176 measured points · 2026-04-022026-08-08
Mean motion — track
176 measured points · 2026-04-022026-08-08

The record

Everything the slot carries, as measured. Series arrays are drawn above and listed here in full.

start_utc2026-04-02T22:51:55.863360+00:00
end_utc2026-08-08T22:02:48.259104+00:00
familycelestialdex
norad_id56,387
object_nameSTARLINK-6178
groupactive
eccentricity_median0.000
inclination_deg_median43.004
n_snaps176
span_days127.966
mean_motion_first15.267
mean_motion_last15.276
delta_mean_motion0.008
altitude_first_km485.554
altitude_last_km483.095
decay_rate_rev_day20.000
altitude_decay_km_day-0.007
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_utc2026-04-02T22:51:55.863360+00:00
last_utc2026-08-08T22:02:48.259104+00:00
last_fix_utc2026-08-08T22:02:48.259104+00:00
provisionalfalse
track[{"utc":"2026-04-02T22:51:55.863360+00:00","mean_motion":15.26743676,"altitude_km":485.554,"eccentricity":0.00006843,"inclination_deg":43.0023},{"utc":"2026-04-04T06:16:05.805120+00:00","mean_motion":
total_sensor_hits0

Provenance

  • celestrak

Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/56387.json

STARLINK-6178 — Satellite Decay — TerraPulse