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CelestialObjectDex · Satellite Orbital Decay

STARLINK-6224

56425 · 2026-04-03T13:10:53Z

Fixes
197
Observations
197
Altitude — track
197 measured points · 2026-04-032026-08-23
Mean motion — track
197 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_utc2026-04-03T13:10:53.801184+00:00
End UTCend_utc2026-08-23T22:03:00.235872+00:00
Familyfamilycelestialdex
NORAD IDnorad_id56,425
Object nameobject_nameSTARLINK-6224
Groupgroupactive
Eccentricity medianeccentricity_median0.000
Inclination deg medianinclination_deg_median43.003
Number of snapsn_snaps197
Span (days)span_days142.370
Mean motion firstmean_motion_first15.025
Mean motion lastmean_motion_last15.276
Delta mean motiondelta_mean_motion0.250
Altitude first (km)altitude_first_km559.081
Altitude last (km)altitude_last_km483.059
Decay rate rev day2decay_rate_rev_day20.001
Altitude decay km dayaltitude_decay_km_day-0.281
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_utc2026-04-03T13:10:53.801184+00:00
Last UTClast_utc2026-08-23T22:03:00.235872+00:00
Last fix UTClast_fix_utc2026-08-23T22:03:00.235872+00:00
Provisionalprovisionalfalse
Tracktrack[{"utc":"2026-04-03T13:10:53.801184+00:00","mean_motion":15.02535415,"altitude_km":559.081,"eccentricity":0.00011638,"inclination_deg":43.0042},{"utc":"2026-04-04T05:08:10.769856+00:00","mean_motion":
Total sensor hitstotal_sensor_hits0

Provenance

  • celestrak

Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/56425.json

STARLINK-6224 — Satellite Orbital Decay — TerraPulse