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STARLINK-6302

56396 · 2026-04-03T13:27:13Z

Fixes
179
Observations
179
Altitude — track
179 measured points · 2026-04-032026-08-23
Mean motion — track
179 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_utc2026-04-03T13:27:13.133088+00:00
End UTCend_utc2026-08-23T17:33:58.383072+00:00
Familyfamilycelestialdex
NORAD IDnorad_id56,396
Object nameobject_nameSTARLINK-6302
Groupgroupactive
Eccentricity medianeccentricity_median0.000
Inclination deg medianinclination_deg_median43.003
Number of snapsn_snaps179
Span (days)span_days142.171
Mean motion firstmean_motion_first15.267
Mean motion lastmean_motion_last15.276
Delta mean motiondelta_mean_motion0.008
Altitude first (km)altitude_first_km485.560
Altitude last (km)altitude_last_km483.051
Decay rate rev day2decay_rate_rev_day20.000
Altitude decay km dayaltitude_decay_km_day-0.020
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_utc2026-04-03T13:27:13.133088+00:00
Last UTClast_utc2026-08-23T17:33:58.383072+00:00
Last fix UTClast_fix_utc2026-08-23T17:33:58.383072+00:00
Provisionalprovisionalfalse
Tracktrack[{"utc":"2026-04-03T13:27:13.133088+00:00","mean_motion":15.26741825,"altitude_km":485.56,"eccentricity":0.00015861,"inclination_deg":43.0056},{"utc":"2026-04-04T06:43:31.046016+00:00","mean_motion":1
Total sensor hitstotal_sensor_hits0

Provenance

  • celestrak

Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/56396.json

STARLINK-6302 — Satellite Orbital Decay — TerraPulse