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CelestialObjectDex · Satellite Decay

STARLINK-30172

57410 · 2026-04-03T01:44:56Z

Fixes
172
Observations
172
Altitude — track
172 measured points · 2026-04-032026-08-09
Mean motion — track
172 measured points · 2026-04-032026-08-09

The record

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

start_utc2026-04-03T01:44:56.387904+00:00
end_utc2026-08-09T16:56:02.412672+00:00
familycelestialdex
norad_id57,410
object_nameSTARLINK-30172
groupactive
eccentricity_median0.000
inclination_deg_median43.003
n_snaps172
span_days128.633
mean_motion_first15.268
mean_motion_last15.279
delta_mean_motion0.011
altitude_first_km485.471
altitude_last_km482.058
decay_rate_rev_day20.000
altitude_decay_km_day-0.022
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_utc2026-04-03T01:44:56.387904+00:00
last_utc2026-08-09T16:56:02.412672+00:00
last_fix_utc2026-08-09T16:56:02.412672+00:00
provisionalfalse
track[{"utc":"2026-04-03T01:44:56.387904+00:00","mean_motion":15.26771539,"altitude_km":485.471,"eccentricity":0.00015315,"inclination_deg":42.9959},{"utc":"2026-04-04T01:18:05.383008+00:00","mean_motion":
total_sensor_hits0

Provenance

  • celestrak

Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/57410.json

STARLINK-30172 — Satellite Decay — TerraPulse