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STARLINK-30478

57911 · 2026-04-03T14:51:03Z

Fixes
170
Observations
170
Altitude — track
170 measured points · 2026-04-032026-08-09
Mean motion — track
170 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_utc2026-04-03T14:51:03.097440+00:00
end_utc2026-08-09T03:19:44.555232+00:00
familycelestialdex
norad_id57,911
object_nameSTARLINK-30478
groupactive
eccentricity_median0.000
inclination_deg_median43.003
n_snaps170
span_days127.520
mean_motion_first15.268
mean_motion_last15.276
delta_mean_motion0.008
altitude_first_km485.506
altitude_last_km483.050
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_utc2026-04-03T14:51:03.097440+00:00
last_utc2026-08-09T03:19:44.555232+00:00
last_fix_utc2026-08-09T03:19:44.555232+00:00
provisionalfalse
track[{"utc":"2026-04-03T14:51:03.097440+00:00","mean_motion":15.26759976,"altitude_km":485.506,"eccentricity":0.00019791,"inclination_deg":43.0049},{"utc":"2026-04-04T04:58:55.974720+00:00","mean_motion":
total_sensor_hits0

Provenance

  • celestrak

Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/57911.json

STARLINK-30478 — Satellite Decay — TerraPulse