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STARLINK-30961

58445 · 2026-04-02T12:53:05Z

Fixes
178
Sensor hits
0
Observations
178
Altitude — track
178 measured points · 2026-04-022026-08-09
Mean motion — track
178 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_utc2026-04-02T12:53:05.574048+00:00
end_utc2026-08-09T09:55:48.861408+00:00
familycelestialdex
norad_id58,445
object_nameSTARLINK-30961
groupactive
eccentricity_median0.000
inclination_deg_median43.002
n_snaps178
span_days128.877
mean_motion_first15.271
mean_motion_last15.276
delta_mean_motion0.005
altitude_first_km484.586
altitude_last_km483.045
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_utc2026-04-02T12:53:05.574048+00:00
last_utc2026-08-09T09:55:48.861408+00:00
last_fix_utc2026-08-09T09:55:48.861408+00:00
provisionalfalse
track[{"utc":"2026-04-02T12:53:05.574048+00:00","mean_motion":15.27067042,"altitude_km":484.586,"eccentricity":0.00011308,"inclination_deg":43.0034},{"utc":"2026-04-04T04:07:19.294176+00:00","mean_motion":

Provenance

  • celestrak

Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/58445.json

STARLINK-30961 — Satellite Decay — TerraPulse