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CelestialObjectDex · Satellite Orbital Decay

STARLINK-30981

58494 · 2026-04-03T13:32:01Z

Fixes
201
Observations
201
Altitude — track
201 measured points · 2026-04-032026-08-23
Mean motion — track
201 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_utc2026-04-03T13:32:01.194144+00:00
End UTCend_utc2026-08-23T06:09:07.820064+00:00
Familyfamilycelestialdex
NORAD IDnorad_id58,494
Object nameobject_nameSTARLINK-30981
Groupgroupactive
Eccentricity medianeccentricity_median0.000
Inclination deg medianinclination_deg_median43.002
Number of snapsn_snaps201
Span (days)span_days141.692
Mean motion firstmean_motion_first15.276
Mean motion lastmean_motion_last15.276
Delta mean motiondelta_mean_motion-0.000
Altitude first (km)altitude_first_km483.064
Altitude last (km)altitude_last_km483.068
Decay rate rev day2decay_rate_rev_day2-0.000
Altitude decay km dayaltitude_decay_km_day0.000
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_utc2026-04-03T13:32:01.194144+00:00
Last UTClast_utc2026-08-23T06:09:07.820064+00:00
Last fix UTClast_fix_utc2026-08-23T06:09:07.820064+00:00
Provisionalprovisionalfalse
Tracktrack[{"utc":"2026-04-03T13:32:01.194144+00:00","mean_motion":15.27574868,"altitude_km":483.064,"eccentricity":0.00006785,"inclination_deg":42.9975},{"utc":"2026-04-03T22:56:58.013664+00:00","mean_motion":
Total sensor hitstotal_sensor_hits0

Provenance

  • celestrak

Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/58494.json

STARLINK-30981 — Satellite Orbital Decay — TerraPulse