Composition of the Global Drifter Array on 04-May-2026:
| Pacif.Gyre: | 530 |
| SIO : | 203 |
| Metocean: | 142 |
| DBi : | 138 |
| Unknown: | 40 |
| NKE : | 31 | TOTAL: | 1084 |
Number of Iridium drifters: 1084
Fraction of array that is Iridium: 100.0 percent
Array size on 27 Apr 2026: 1116 drifters
Added IDs (3):
300534064806210 300534065954110 300534067589380
Lost IDs (35):
300534065823530 300534068031290 300534068339040 300534068853560 300534068854570 300534068031260 300534068033220 300534068037270 300534068038260 300534068032280
300534068038280 300534068336180 300534068922080 300534068135920 300534068033280 300534068033270 300534068036250 300534068037290 300534068035240 300534068034270
300534068030260 300534068039280 300534068334050 300534060523270 300534062583160 300534063010310 300534063014290 300534063383160 300534063684820 300534063687820
300534064398950 300534065072540 300534065161680 300534065164550 300534067589770
Net change: 3 - 35 = -32
New array size on 4 May 2026: 1084 drifters.
Death rate: 39.8 deaths per 1250 drifters per 7 days (2074 deaths per 1250 per year).
Mean age of dead drifters: 254 days. Median: 161 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| 300534063687820 | | Metocean | | SVP3A3 | | 300534063684820 | | Metocean | | SVP3A3 | | 300534068031290 | | Metocean | | BD2A3 | | 300534068339040 | | Metocean | | BD2A3 | | 300534068033220 | | Metocean | | BD2A3 | | 300534068922080 | | Metocean | | BD2A3 | | 300534068032280 | | Metocean | | BD2A3 | | 300534068036250 | | Metocean | | BD2A3 | | 300534063383160 | | Metocean | | SVP3A3 | | 300534068853560 | | Metocean | | BD2A3 | | 300534068854570 | | Metocean | | BD2A3 | | 300534068037290 | | Metocean | | BD2A3 | | 300534068135920 | | Metocean | | BD2A3 | | 300534068033280 | | Metocean | | BD2A3 | | 300534068033270 | | Metocean | | BD2A3 | | 300534067589770 | | Pacific Gy | | BD2A3 | | 300534068031260: | | not in spec sheet300534068037270: | | not in spec sheet300534068038260: | | not in spec sheet300534068035240: | | not in spec sheet300534068030260: | | not in spec sheet300534068038280: | | not in spec sheet300534068336180: | | not in spec sheet300534068034270: | | not in spec sheet300534068039280: | | not in spec sheet300534068334050: | | not in spec sheet300534065164550 | | Pacific Gy | | SVP3A3 | | 300534065161680 | | Pacific Gy | | SVP3A3 | | 300534065072540 | | SIO | | BD2GHI | | 300534065823530 | | Metocean | | BD2GHI | | 300534064398950 | | Pacific Gy | | SVP3A3 | | 300534063014290 | | Pacific Gy | | BD2A3 | | 300534060523270 | | Pacific Gy | | BD2A3 | | 300534063010310 | | Pacific Gy | | BD2A3 | | 300534062583160 | | DBi | | BD2A3 | | |