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STARLINK-5768

57145 · 2026-04-02T13:29:58Z

Fixes
187
Sensor hits
0
Observations
187
Altitude — track
187 measured points · 2026-04-022026-08-09
Mean motion — track
187 measured points · 2026-04-022026-08-09

The record

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

start_utc2026-04-02T13:29:58.976160+00:00
end_utc2026-08-09T18:31:46.299360+00:00
familycelestialdex
norad_id57,145
object_nameSTARLINK-5768
groupactive
eccentricity_median0.000
inclination_deg_median43.004
n_snaps187
span_days129.210
mean_motion_first15.267
mean_motion_last15.276
delta_mean_motion0.008
altitude_first_km485.551
altitude_last_km483.062
decay_rate_rev_day20.000
altitude_decay_km_day-0.009
decay_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_utc2026-04-02T13:29:58.976160+00:00
last_utc2026-08-09T18:31:46.299360+00:00
last_fix_utc2026-08-09T18:31:46.299360+00:00
provisionalfalse
track[{"utc":"2026-04-02T13:29:58.976160+00:00","mean_motion":15.26744786,"altitude_km":485.551,"eccentricity":0.00016334,"inclination_deg":43.0039},{"utc":"2026-04-04T01:36:45.818208+00:00","mean_motion":

Provenance

  • celestrak

Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/57145.json

STARLINK-5768 — Satellite Decay — TerraPulse