Composition of the Global Drifter Array on 14-Sep-2026:
| Pacif.Gyre: | 583 |
| SIO : | 172 |
| DBi : | 124 |
| Unknown: | 116 |
| Metocean: | 111 |
| NKE : | 27 | TOTAL: | 1133 |
Number of Iridium drifters: 1133
Fraction of array that is Iridium: 100.0 percent
Array size on 7 Sep 2026: 1140 drifters
Added IDs (13):
300534064596280 300534068922890 300534068927880 300534065950140 300534065955200 300534067585440 300534067586770 300534067586790 300534067586860 300534065478330
300534065478400 300534065478540 300534065478380
Lost IDs (20):
300534064008280 300534064597700 300534063488690 300534065284150 300534065282020 300534064009300 300534065061010 300534061750270 300534061755180 300534063900060
300534064293360 300534065065980 300534065160540 300534065160570 300534065161520 300534065164860 300534065471340 300534067586550 300534068117370 300534064236500
Net change: 13 - 20 = -7
New array size on 14 Sep 2026: 1133 drifters.
Death rate: 22.0 deaths per 1250 drifters per 7 days (1147 deaths per 1250 per year).
Mean age of dead drifters: 584 days. Median: 518 days.
Deplog information for dead drifters (underlined: aground/picked up):
| ID | WMO# | DepDate | DepLat | DepLon | Ship | Manufacturer | Type | Prgm |
Specification sheet info for dead drifters not in deployment log (underlined: aground/picked up):
| ID | MANUFACTURER | TYPE | TRANSMISSION| 300534067586550 | | Pacific Gy | | SVP3A3 | | 300534065160570 | | Pacific Gy | | SVP3A3 | | 300534065160540 | | Pacific Gy | | SVP3A3 | | 300534065061010 | | Pacific Gy | | BD2A3 | | 300534068117370 | | Pacific Gy | | SVP3A3 | | 300534065471340 | | SIO | | BD2GHI | | 300534064236500 | | SIO | | BD2VHI | | 300534065164860 | | Pacific Gy | | SVP3A3 | | 300534065284150 | | Metocean | | BD2GHI | | 300534064293360 | | Pacific Gy | | BD2A3 | | 300534065161520 | | Pacific Gy | | SVP3A3 | | 300534064597700 | | Pacific Gy | | BD2A3 | | 300534065065980 | | Pacific Gy | | SVP3A3 | | 300534065282020: | | not in spec sheet300534064008280 | | SIO | | BD2GHI | | 300534064009300 | | NKE | | BD2A3 | | 300534063488690: | | not in spec sheet300534063900060 | | Pacific Gy | | SVP3A3 | | 300534061750270 | | DBi | | BD2A3 | | 300534061755180 | | DBi | | BD2A3 | | |