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Ep 128: A single Starlink satellite held its orbit to within 44 meters for three months while…
SpaceX Daily A single Starlink satellite held its orbit to within 44 meters for three months while fighting atmospheric drag at 460 km. Top News Starlink satellite maintains precise orbit despite drag STARLINK-34259 stayed within a 44-meter band on its semi-major axis across 88.7 days of tracking. The satellite flew at a perigee of 460.6 km and apogee of 477.6 km where drag remains significant. Its BSTAR value of 8.3e-4 and mean-motion derivative of 2.8e-4 rev/day² would normally produce steady altitude loss on an unpowered object. Instead the spacecraft completed 6,281 revolutions while…
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