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STARLINK-30468

57926 · 2026-04-03T14:44:20Z

Fixes
165
Observations
165
Altitude — track
165 measured points · 2026-04-032026-08-08
Mean motion — track
165 measured points · 2026-04-032026-08-08

The record

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

start_utc2026-04-03T14:44:20.641920+00:00
end_utc2026-08-08T22:27:16.924320+00:00
familycelestialdex
norad_id57,926
object_nameSTARLINK-30468
groupactive
eccentricity_median0.000
inclination_deg_median43.002
n_snaps165
span_days127.321
mean_motion_first15.267
mean_motion_last15.276
delta_mean_motion0.008
altitude_first_km485.564
altitude_last_km483.057
decay_rate_rev_day20.000
altitude_decay_km_day-0.021
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_utc2026-04-03T14:44:20.641920+00:00
last_utc2026-08-08T22:27:16.924320+00:00
last_fix_utc2026-08-08T22:27:16.924320+00:00
provisionalfalse
track[{"utc":"2026-04-03T14:44:20.641920+00:00","mean_motion":15.26740665,"altitude_km":485.564,"eccentricity":0.0002311,"inclination_deg":43.001},{"utc":"2026-04-04T22:08:30.079104+00:00","mean_motion":15
total_sensor_hits0

Provenance

  • celestrak

Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/57926.json

STARLINK-30468 — Satellite Decay — TerraPulse