Composition of the Global Drifter Array on 15-Jun-2026:
| Pacif.Gyre: | 511 |
| SIO : | 197 |
| Metocean: | 172 |
| DBi : | 134 |
| Unknown: | 50 |
| NKE : | 32 | TOTAL: | 1096 |
Number of Iridium drifters: 1096
Fraction of array that is Iridium: 100.0 percent
Array size on 8 Jun 2026: 1089 drifters
Added IDs (25):
300534068853580 300534068038250 300534068034260 300534063014290 300534063901090 300534063902000 300534065265850 300534065265870 300534065266740 300534065266760
300534065361200 300534065956780 300534065957790 300534067020230 300534067020260 300534067021250 300534067581620 300534067583120 300534067583160 300534067583230
300534067583270 300534067583290 300534067583340 300534067583350 300534067583370
Lost IDs (18):
108719 300534062098710 300534061280120 300534061652920 300534061450800 300534065064050 300534065060990 300534060524270 300534063909000 300534064299690
300534064392960 300534064393940 300534064397460 300534065067970 300534065160900 300534065955170 300534065958160 300534064234900
Net change: 25 - 18 = 7
New array size on 15 Jun 2026: 1096 drifters.
Death rate: 20.6 deaths per 1250 drifters per 7 days (1074 deaths per 1250 per year).
Mean age of dead drifters: 548 days. Median: 536 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| 108719: | | not in spec sheet300534065060990 | | Pacific Gy | | BD2A3 | | 300534065067970 | | Pacific Gy | | SVP3A3 | | 300534064234900 | | SIO | | BD2VHI | | 300534065064050 | | Pacific Gy | | BD2A3 | | 300534065160900 | | Pacific Gy | | SVP3A3 | | 300534065958160 | | Pacific Gy | | SVP3A3 | | 300534065955170 | | Pacific Gy | | SVP3A3 | | 300534064392960 | | Pacific Gy | | SVP3A3 | | 300534061280120 | | DBi | | BD2A3 | | 300534064397460 | | Pacific Gy | | SVP3A3 | | 300534064393940 | | Pacific Gy | | SVP3A3 | | 300534064299690 | | Pacific Gy | | BD2A3 | | 300534062098710 | | Pacific Gy | | BD2A3 | | 300534061450800 | | SIO | | BD2GHI | | 300534063909000 | | Pacific Gy | | BD2A3 | | 300534060524270 | | Pacific Gy | | BD2A3 | | 300534061652920 | | DBi | | | | SBD 9602 | |