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STARLINK-30387

57788 · 2026-04-02T13:52:43Z

Fixes
169
Sensor hits
0
Observations
169
Altitude — track
169 measured points · 2026-04-022026-08-09
Mean motion — track
169 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_utc2026-04-02T13:52:43.141440+00:00
end_utc2026-08-09T20:20:11.439168+00:00
familycelestialdex
norad_id57,788
object_nameSTARLINK-30387
groupactive
eccentricity_median0.000
inclination_deg_median43.004
n_snaps169
span_days129.269
mean_motion_first15.268
mean_motion_last15.276
delta_mean_motion0.008
altitude_first_km485.433
altitude_last_km483.051
decay_rate_rev_day20.000
altitude_decay_km_day-0.001
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_utc2026-04-02T13:52:43.141440+00:00
last_utc2026-08-09T20:20:11.439168+00:00
last_fix_utc2026-08-09T20:20:11.439168+00:00
provisionalfalse
track[{"utc":"2026-04-02T13:52:43.141440+00:00","mean_motion":15.26784052,"altitude_km":485.433,"eccentricity":0.00008741,"inclination_deg":43.0016},{"utc":"2026-04-04T22:22:29.421408+00:00","mean_motion":

Provenance

  • celestrak

Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/57788.json

STARLINK-30387 — Satellite Decay — TerraPulse