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CelestialObjectDex · Satellite Decay

STARLINK-5517

57249 · 2026-04-03T00:00:02Z

Fixes
181
Observations
181
Altitude — track
181 measured points · 2026-04-032026-08-09
Mean motion — track
181 measured points · 2026-04-032026-08-09

The record

Everything the slot carries, as measured. Series arrays are drawn above and listed here in full.

start_utc2026-04-03T00:00:02.999808+00:00
end_utc2026-08-09T18:20:02.661216+00:00
familycelestialdex
norad_id57,249
object_nameSTARLINK-5517
groupactive
eccentricity_median0.000
inclination_deg_median43.003
n_snaps181
span_days128.764
mean_motion_first15.267
mean_motion_last15.276
delta_mean_motion0.009
altitude_first_km485.607
altitude_last_km483.046
decay_rate_rev_day20.000
altitude_decay_km_day-0.010
decay_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_utc2026-04-03T00:00:02.999808+00:00
last_utc2026-08-09T18:20:02.661216+00:00
last_fix_utc2026-08-09T18:20:02.661216+00:00
provisionalfalse
track[{"utc":"2026-04-03T00:00:02.999808+00:00","mean_motion":15.26726287,"altitude_km":485.607,"eccentricity":0.00019384,"inclination_deg":43.0014},{"utc":"2026-04-04T18:40:56.375328+00:00","mean_motion":
total_sensor_hits0

Provenance

  • celestrak

Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/57249.json

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