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CelestialObjectDex · Satellite Orbital Decay

STARLINK-5873

56490 · 2026-04-03T13:21:56Z

Fixes
246
Observations
246
Altitude — track
246 measured points · 2026-04-032026-08-23
Mean motion — track
246 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_utc2026-04-03T13:21:56.581632+00:00
End UTCend_utc2026-08-23T21:20:23.764416+00:00
Familyfamilycelestialdex
NORAD IDnorad_id56,490
Object nameobject_nameSTARLINK-5873
Groupgroupactive
Eccentricity medianeccentricity_median0.000
Inclination deg medianinclination_deg_median69.999
Number of snapsn_snaps246
Span (days)span_days142.332
Mean motion firstmean_motion_first14.983
Mean motion lastmean_motion_last14.983
Delta mean motiondelta_mean_motion-0.000
Altitude first (km)altitude_first_km572.046
Altitude last (km)altitude_last_km572.054
Decay rate rev day2decay_rate_rev_day20.000
Altitude decay km dayaltitude_decay_km_day-0.000
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_utc2026-04-03T13:21:56.581632+00:00
Last UTClast_utc2026-08-23T21:20:23.764416+00:00
Last fix UTClast_fix_utc2026-08-23T21:20:23.764416+00:00
Provisionalprovisionalfalse
Tracktrack[{"utc":"2026-04-03T13:21:56.581632+00:00","mean_motion":14.98333091,"altitude_km":572.046,"eccentricity":0.00029487,"inclination_deg":70.0009},{"utc":"2026-04-03T21:22:37.925472+00:00","mean_motion":
Total sensor hitstotal_sensor_hits0

Provenance

  • celestrak

Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/56490.json

STARLINK-5873 — Satellite Orbital Decay — TerraPulse