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CelestialObjectDex · Satellite Orbital Decay

STARLINK-30959

58442 · 2026-04-03T12:05:38Z

Fixes
188
Observations
188
Altitude — track
188 measured points · 2026-04-032026-08-23
Mean motion — track
188 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_utc2026-04-03T12:05:38.413248+00:00
End UTCend_utc2026-08-23T03:17:34.085184+00:00
Familyfamilycelestialdex
NORAD IDnorad_id58,442
Object nameobject_nameSTARLINK-30959
Groupgroupactive
Eccentricity medianeccentricity_median0.000
Inclination deg medianinclination_deg_median43.002
Number of snapsn_snaps188
Span (days)span_days141.633
Mean motion firstmean_motion_first15.268
Mean motion lastmean_motion_last15.276
Delta mean motiondelta_mean_motion0.008
Altitude first (km)altitude_first_km485.533
Altitude last (km)altitude_last_km483.032
Decay rate rev day2decay_rate_rev_day20.000
Altitude decay km dayaltitude_decay_km_day-0.008
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_utc2026-04-03T12:05:38.413248+00:00
Last UTClast_utc2026-08-23T03:17:34.085184+00:00
Last fix UTClast_fix_utc2026-08-23T03:17:34.085184+00:00
Provisionalprovisionalfalse
Tracktrack[{"utc":"2026-04-03T12:05:38.413248+00:00","mean_motion":15.2675086,"altitude_km":485.533,"eccentricity":0.00011695,"inclination_deg":43.0004},{"utc":"2026-04-04T03:47:42.722304+00:00","mean_motion":1
Total sensor hitstotal_sensor_hits0

Provenance

  • celestrak

Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/58442.json

STARLINK-30959 — Satellite Orbital Decay — TerraPulse