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CelestialObjectDex · Satellite Orbital Decay

STARLINK-5525

57218 · 2026-04-03T11:59:37Z

Fixes
201
Observations
201
Altitude — track
201 measured points · 2026-04-032026-08-23
Mean motion — track
201 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_utc2026-04-03T11:59:37.004640+00:00
End UTCend_utc2026-08-23T00:16:46.762176+00:00
Familyfamilycelestialdex
NORAD IDnorad_id57,218
Object nameobject_nameSTARLINK-5525
Groupgroupactive
Eccentricity medianeccentricity_median0.000
Inclination deg medianinclination_deg_median43.002
Number of snapsn_snaps201
Span (days)span_days141.512
Mean motion firstmean_motion_first15.267
Mean motion lastmean_motion_last15.276
Delta mean motiondelta_mean_motion0.008
Altitude first (km)altitude_first_km485.540
Altitude last (km)altitude_last_km483.001
Decay rate rev day2decay_rate_rev_day20.000
Altitude decay km dayaltitude_decay_km_day-0.016
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_utc2026-04-03T11:59:37.004640+00:00
Last UTClast_utc2026-08-23T00:16:46.762176+00:00
Last fix UTClast_fix_utc2026-08-23T00:16:46.762176+00:00
Provisionalprovisionalfalse
Tracktrack[{"utc":"2026-04-03T11:59:37.004640+00:00","mean_motion":15.26748665,"altitude_km":485.54,"eccentricity":0.00017333,"inclination_deg":43.0004},{"utc":"2026-04-03T16:42:14.343840+00:00","mean_motion":1
Total sensor hitstotal_sensor_hits0

Provenance

  • celestrak

Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/57218.json

STARLINK-5525 — Satellite Orbital Decay — TerraPulse