Composition of the Global Drifter Array on 06-Jul-2026:
| Pacif.Gyre: | 513 |
| SIO : | 194 |
| Metocean: | 170 |
| DBi : | 132 |
| Unknown: | 67 |
| NKE : | 30 | TOTAL: | 1106 |
Number of Iridium drifters: 1106
Fraction of array that is Iridium: 100.0 percent
Array size on 29 Jun 2026: 1093 drifters
Added IDs (25):
300534061659520 300534063014290 300534064308400 300534064334610 300534064496600 300534065061010 300534067020300 300534067581580 300534067582040 300534067583510
300534067583770 300534067583810 300534067583890 300534067584010 300534067584030 300534067589380 300534068051510 300534068051550 300534068051650 300534068051710
300534068058690 300534068058910 300534068059530 300534068059560 300534068059680
Lost IDs (12):
300534067033380 300534061658120 300534063328800 300534062361640 300234067979260 300534062360410 300534062367480 300534063488260 300534064293280 300534065071960
300534065072730 300534065169630
Net change: 25 - 12 = 13
New array size on 6 Jul 2026: 1106 drifters.
Death rate: 13.6 deaths per 1250 drifters per 7 days (711 deaths per 1250 per year).
Mean age of dead drifters: 677 days. Median: 511 days.
Deplog information for dead drifters (underlined: aground/picked up):
| ID | WMO# | DepDate | DepLat | DepLon | Ship | Manufacturer | Type | Prgm
| 300234067979260 | | 1401813 | | 12-Dec-2021 | | -48.1 | | 60.0 | | MARION DUFRESNE | Pacific Gy | | BD2GI | | 21421 | |
Specification sheet info for dead drifters not in deployment log (underlined: aground/picked up):
| ID | MANUFACTURER | TYPE | TRANSMISSION| 300534067033380: | | not in spec sheet300534063488260 | | Metocean | | SVP3A3 | | 300534065169630 | | Pacific Gy | | SVP3A3 | | 300534062361640 | | Pacific Gy | | BD2A3 | | 300534064293280 | | Pacific Gy | | BD2A3 | | 300534065071960 | | SIO | | BD2GHI | | 300534065072730 | | SIO | | BD2GHI | | 300534062360410 | | Pacific Gy | | BD2A3 | | 300534063328800 | | NKE | | BD2A3 | | 300534061658120 | | Pacific Gy | | BD2A3 | | 300534062367480 | | Pacific Gy | | SVP3A3 | | |