Starlink Constellation Animation ( December 2020)

This animation shows the buildout of the first Starlink shell, starting on 2019, 11, 17 up to 2020, 12, 29. The yaxis shows the anomaly past the ascending node the position of the satellites in their plane), while the xaxis shows the longitude of the ascending node the position of the planes). The data is plotted in the frame of reference of a satellite in operational orbit in order to correct for nodal precession. Satellites marked nonoperational include noncommunicating and nonmaneuverin