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STARLINK-6272

56420 · 2026-04-03T13:25:16Z

Fixes
216
Observations
216
Altitude — track
216 measured points · 2026-04-032026-08-23
Mean motion — track
216 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_utc2026-04-03T13:25:16.554432+00:00
End UTCend_utc2026-08-23T17:00:11.149632+00:00
Familyfamilycelestialdex
NORAD IDnorad_id56,420
Object nameobject_nameSTARLINK-6272
Groupgroupactive
Eccentricity medianeccentricity_median0.000
Inclination deg medianinclination_deg_median43.003
Number of snapsn_snaps216
Span (days)span_days142.149
Mean motion firstmean_motion_first15.026
Mean motion lastmean_motion_last15.276
Delta mean motiondelta_mean_motion0.250
Altitude first (km)altitude_first_km559.030
Altitude last (km)altitude_last_km483.073
Decay rate rev day2decay_rate_rev_day20.001
Altitude decay km dayaltitude_decay_km_day-0.252
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_utc2026-04-03T13:25:16.554432+00:00
Last UTClast_utc2026-08-23T17:00:11.149632+00:00
Last fix UTClast_fix_utc2026-08-23T17:00:11.149632+00:00
Provisionalprovisionalfalse
Tracktrack[{"utc":"2026-04-03T13:25:16.554432+00:00","mean_motion":15.02552206,"altitude_km":559.03,"eccentricity":0.00009936,"inclination_deg":43.0051},{"utc":"2026-04-04T05:22:33.971520+00:00","mean_motion":1
Total sensor hitstotal_sensor_hits0

Provenance

  • celestrak

Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/56420.json

STARLINK-6272 — Satellite Orbital Decay — TerraPulse