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CelestialObjectDex · Satellite Orbital Decay

STARLINK-2430

48100 · 2026-04-03T13:27:57Z

Fixes
189
Observations
189
Altitude — track
189 measured points · 2026-04-032026-08-23
Mean motion — track
189 measured points · 2026-04-032026-08-23

The record

Everything the slot carries, as measured. Series arrays are drawn above and listed here in full.

Start UTCstart_utc2026-04-03T13:27:57.951360+00:00
End UTCend_utc2026-08-23T21:06:28.156320+00:00
Familyfamilycelestialdex
NORAD IDnorad_id48,100
Object nameobject_nameSTARLINK-2430
Groupgroupactive
Eccentricity medianeccentricity_median0.000
Inclination deg medianinclination_deg_median53.160
Number of snapsn_snaps189
Span (days)span_days142.318
Mean motion firstmean_motion_first15.302
Mean motion lastmean_motion_last15.317
Delta mean motiondelta_mean_motion0.015
Altitude first (km)altitude_first_km475.217
Altitude last (km)altitude_last_km470.796
Decay rate rev day2decay_rate_rev_day20.000
Altitude decay km dayaltitude_decay_km_day-0.009
Decay notedecay_notemean_motion slope (rev/day^2) and altitude slope (km/day) from least-squares fit of measured GP elements; altitude from Kepler a=(GM/n^2)^(1/3) - R_earth
First UTCfirst_utc2026-04-03T13:27:57.951360+00:00
Last UTClast_utc2026-08-23T21:06:28.156320+00:00
Last fix UTClast_fix_utc2026-08-23T21:06:28.156320+00:00
Provisionalprovisionalfalse
Tracktrack[{"utc":"2026-04-03T13:27:57.951360+00:00","mean_motion":15.30199221,"altitude_km":475.217,"eccentricity":0.00017307,"inclination_deg":53.1623},{"utc":"2026-04-04T05:08:29.821920+00:00","mean_motion":
Total sensor hitstotal_sensor_hits0

Provenance

  • celestrak

Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/48100.json

STARLINK-2430 — Satellite Orbital Decay — TerraPulse