Composition of the Global Drifter Array on 28-Sep-2026:
| Pacif.Gyre: | 576 |
| SIO : | 228 |
| DBi : | 123 |
| Metocean: | 116 |
| Unknown: | 57 |
| NKE : | 33 | TOTAL: | 1133 |
Number of Iridium drifters: 1133
Fraction of array that is Iridium: 100.0 percent
Array size on 21 Sep 2026: 1128 drifters
Added IDs (16):
300534067613690 300534067613660 300534067619720 300534067614610 300534063324720 300534068030290 300534068929840 300534068030250 300534063014290 300534063900080
300534065161580 300534065163000 300534065957190 300534065957350 300534065479210 300534065479100
Lost IDs (11):
300234067879240 300534065061050 300534062360410 300534065168540 300534067581580 300534067585260 300534067585480 300534067586790 300534065478460 300534064236160
300534064236450
Net change: 16 - 11 = 5
New array size on 28 Sep 2026: 1133 drifters.
Death rate: 12.2 deaths per 1250 drifters per 7 days (634 deaths per 1250 per year).
Mean age of dead drifters: 383 days. Median: 224 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| 300534067586790 | | Pacific Gy | | SVP3A3 | | 300534067585260 | | Pacific Gy | | SVP3A3 | | 300534067585480 | | Pacific Gy | | SVP3A3 | | 300534067581580 | | Pacific Gy | | SVP3A3 | | 300534065061050 | | Pacific Gy | | BD2A3 | | 300534064236160 | | SIO | | BD2VHI | | 300534064236450 | | SIO | | BD2VHI | | 300534065478460: | | not in spec sheet300534065168540 | | Pacific Gy | | SVP3A3 | | 300534062360410 | | Pacific Gy | | BD2A3 | | 300234067879240 | | Pacific Gyre | | | | SBD 9602 | |