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CelestialObjectDex · Satellite Orbital Decay

STARLINK-30221

57418 · 2026-04-03T11:48:11Z

Fixes
233
Observations
233
Altitude — track
233 measured points · 2026-04-032026-08-23
Mean motion — track
233 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_utc2026-04-03T11:48:11.885472+00:00
End UTCend_utc2026-08-23T22:00:01.999584+00:00
Familyfamilycelestialdex
NORAD IDnorad_id57,418
Object nameobject_nameSTARLINK-30221
Groupgroupactive
Eccentricity medianeccentricity_median0.000
Inclination deg medianinclination_deg_median43.001
Number of snapsn_snaps233
Span (days)span_days142.425
Mean motion firstmean_motion_first15.111
Mean motion lastmean_motion_last15.414
Delta mean motiondelta_mean_motion0.304
Altitude first (km)altitude_first_km532.929
Altitude last (km)altitude_last_km441.899
Decay rate rev day2decay_rate_rev_day20.002
Altitude decay km dayaltitude_decay_km_day-0.457
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_utc2026-04-03T11:48:11.885472+00:00
Last UTClast_utc2026-08-23T22:00:01.999584+00:00
Last fix UTClast_fix_utc2026-08-23T22:00:01.999584+00:00
Provisionalprovisionalfalse
Tracktrack[{"utc":"2026-04-03T11:48:11.885472+00:00","mean_motion":15.11072074,"altitude_km":532.929,"eccentricity":0.00008754,"inclination_deg":43.002},{"utc":"2026-04-04T02:04:52.203648+00:00","mean_motion":1
Total sensor hitstotal_sensor_hits0

Provenance

  • celestrak

Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/57418.json

STARLINK-30221 — Satellite Orbital Decay — TerraPulse