Composition of the Global Drifter Array on 05-Oct-2026:
| Pacif.Gyre: | 581 |
| SIO : | 227 |
| DBi : | 123 |
| Metocean: | 117 |
| Unknown: | 57 |
| NKE : | 33 | TOTAL: | 1138 |
Number of Iridium drifters: 1138
Fraction of array that is Iridium: 100.0 percent
Array size on 28 Sep 2026: 1133 drifters
Added IDs (21):
300534068090860 300534068097790 300534068095850 300534065061050 300534063017410 300534063804130 300534065262780 300534065361210 300534065952130 300534065952150
300534065957130 300534065957170 300534065957210 300534065958120 300534067582510 300534067582520 300534067586890 300534068050720 300534068050930 300534068150030
300534068150040
Lost IDs (16):
300534063481400 300534067814630 300534069706090 300534065287030 300534061656080 300534062778990 300534063900080 300534065165360 300534065473470 300534065951760
300534067585300 300534067585340 300534067585350 300534067585440 300534067585450 300534065478510
Net change: 21 - 16 = 5
New array size on 5 Oct 2026: 1138 drifters.
Death rate: 17.6 deaths per 1250 drifters per 7 days (918 deaths per 1250 per year).
Mean age of dead drifters: 476 days. Median: 220 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| 300534069706090 | | Metocean | | BD2A3 | | 300534065478510: | | not in spec sheet300534067585350 | | Pacific Gy | | SVP3A3 | | 300534067585300 | | Pacific Gy | | SVP3A3 | | 300534067585340 | | Pacific Gy | | SVP3A3 | | 300534067585440 | | Pacific Gy | | SVP3A3 | | 300534067585450 | | Pacific Gy | | SVP3A3 | | 300534065951760 | | SIO | | BD2GHI | | 300534067814630 | | Metocean | | BD2A3 | | 300534065165360 | | Pacific Gy | | SVP3A3 | | 300534065473470 | | Pacific Gy | | SVP3A3 | | 300534065287030: | | not in spec sheet300534063481400 | | Metocean | | BD2A3 | | 300534063900080 | | Pacific Gy | | SVP3A3 | | 300534062778990 | | Metocean | | SVP3A3 | | 300534061656080 | | Pacific Gyre | | | | SBD 9602 | |