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CelestialObjectDex · Satellite Orbital Decay

STARLINK-30187

57473 · 2026-04-03T13:27:03Z

Fixes
6
Observations
6
Altitude — track
6 measured points · 2026-04-032026-04-08
Mean motion — track
6 measured points · 2026-04-032026-04-08

The record

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

Start UTCstart_utc2026-04-03T13:27:03.928896+00:00
End UTCend_utc2026-04-08T09:49:43.869792+00:00
Familyfamilycelestialdex
NORAD IDnorad_id57,473
Object nameobject_nameSTARLINK-30187
Groupgroupactive
Eccentricity medianeccentricity_median0.001
Inclination deg medianinclination_deg_median42.984
Number of snapsn_snaps6
Span (days)span_days4.849
Mean motion firstmean_motion_first16.018
Mean motion lastmean_motion_last16.162
Delta mean motiondelta_mean_motion0.144
Altitude first (km)altitude_first_km269.441
Altitude last (km)altitude_last_km229.867
Decay rate rev day2decay_rate_rev_day20.026
Altitude decay km dayaltitude_decay_km_day-7.262
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_utc2026-04-03T13:27:03.928896+00:00
Last UTClast_utc2026-04-08T09:49:43.869792+00:00
Last fix UTClast_fix_utc2026-04-08T09:49:43.869792+00:00
Provisionalprovisionalfalse
Tracktrack[{"utc":"2026-04-03T13:27:03.928896+00:00","mean_motion":16.01797355,"altitude_km":269.441,"eccentricity":0.0013924,"inclination_deg":42.9861},{"utc":"2026-04-04T02:54:57.097152+00:00","mean_motion":1
Total sensor hitstotal_sensor_hits0

Provenance

  • celestrak

Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/57473.json

STARLINK-30187 — Satellite Orbital Decay — TerraPulse