The Dexes / Satellite Orbital Decay / 56428
CelestialObjectDex · Satellite Orbital Decay
STARLINK-6238
56428 · 2026-04-03T12:56:30Z
Fixes
220
Observations
220
The record
Everything the slot carries, as measured. Series arrays are drawn above and listed here in full.
| Start UTCstart_utc | 2026-04-03T12:56:30.780960+00:00 |
|---|---|
| End UTCend_utc | 2026-08-22T22:41:45.777408+00:00 |
| Familyfamily | celestialdex |
| NORAD IDnorad_id | 56,428 |
| Object nameobject_name | STARLINK-6238 |
| Groupgroup | active |
| Eccentricity medianeccentricity_median | 0.000 |
| Inclination deg medianinclination_deg_median | 43.002 |
| Number of snapsn_snaps | 220 |
| Span (days)span_days | 141.406 |
| Mean motion firstmean_motion_first | 15.025 |
| Mean motion lastmean_motion_last | 15.276 |
| Delta mean motiondelta_mean_motion | 0.250 |
| Altitude first (km)altitude_first_km | 559.084 |
| Altitude last (km)altitude_last_km | 483.086 |
| Decay rate rev day2decay_rate_rev_day2 | 0.001 |
| Altitude decay km dayaltitude_decay_km_day | -0.320 |
| Decay notedecay_note | mean_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_utc | 2026-04-03T12:56:30.780960+00:00 |
| Last UTClast_utc | 2026-08-22T22:41:45.777408+00:00 |
| Last fix UTClast_fix_utc | 2026-08-22T22:41:45.777408+00:00 |
| Provisionalprovisional | false |
| Tracktrack | [{"utc":"2026-04-03T12:56:30.780960+00:00","mean_motion":15.02534437,"altitude_km":559.084,"eccentricity":0.00010372,"inclination_deg":43.0043},{"utc":"2026-04-04T04:53:47.943168+00:00","mean_motion": |
| Total sensor hitstotal_sensor_hits | 0 |
Provenance
- celestrak
Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/56428.json