Composition of the Global Drifter Array on 22-Jun-2026:
| Pacif.Gyre: | 508 |
| SIO : | 196 |
| Metocean: | 170 |
| DBi : | 132 |
| Unknown: | 55 |
| NKE : | 32 | TOTAL: | 1093 |
Number of Iridium drifters: 1093
Fraction of array that is Iridium: 100.0 percent
Array size on 15 Jun 2026: 1096 drifters
Added IDs (10):
300534065821560 300534068854560 300534068850580 300534065266810 300534065957760 300534065958160 300534067022280 300534067023300 300534067583380 300534067583460
Lost IDs (13):
300534061686410 300534061650830 300234065069420 300534060158910 300534062784170 300534063016360 300534063019400 300534063485280 300534063901090 300534064390970
300534064392430 300534064803710 300534068117370
Net change: 10 - 13 = -3
New array size on 22 Jun 2026: 1093 drifters.
Death rate: 14.8 deaths per 1250 drifters per 7 days (774 deaths per 1250 per year).
Mean age of dead drifters: 1024 days. Median: 931 days.
Deplog information for dead drifters (underlined: aground/picked up):
| ID | WMO# | DepDate | DepLat | DepLon | Ship | Manufacturer | Type | Prgm
| 300234065069420 | | 4101559 | | 31-Mar-2018 | | 26.7 | | -79.8 | | ANGARI | Metocean | | SVP3GI | | 21312 | |
Specification sheet info for dead drifters not in deployment log (underlined: aground/picked up):
| ID | MANUFACTURER | TYPE | TRANSMISSION| 300534068117370 | | Pacific Gy | | SVP3A3 | | 300534063485280 | | Metocean | | SVP3A3 | | 300534064390970 | | Pacific Gy | | SVP3A3 | | 300534064392430 | | Pacific Gy | | SVP3A3 | | 300534064803710 | | SIO | | BD2GHI | | 300534063016360 | | Pacific Gy | | BD2A3 | | 300534060158910 | | Pacific Gy | | BD2A3 | | 300534062784170 | | DBi | | BD2A3 | | 300534063019400 | | Pacific Gy | | BD2A3 | | 300534063901090 | | Pacific Gy | | SVP3A3 | | 300534061686410 | | Metocean | | | | SBD 9602N | 300534061650830 | | DBi | | | | SBD 9602 | |