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CelestialObjectDex · Satellite Orbital Decay

STARLINK-31318

58885 · 2026-04-03T11:47:14Z

Fixes
187
Observations
187
Altitude — track
187 measured points · 2026-04-032026-08-19
Mean motion — track
187 measured points · 2026-04-032026-08-19

The record

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

Start UTCstart_utc2026-04-03T11:47:14.318880+00:00
End UTCend_utc2026-08-19T04:34:15.845952+00:00
Familyfamilycelestialdex
NORAD IDnorad_id58,885
Object nameobject_nameSTARLINK-31318
Groupgroupactive
Eccentricity medianeccentricity_median0.000
Inclination deg medianinclination_deg_median53.160
Number of snapsn_snaps187
Span (days)span_days137.699
Mean motion firstmean_motion_first15.302
Mean motion lastmean_motion_last15.317
Delta mean motiondelta_mean_motion0.015
Altitude first (km)altitude_first_km475.237
Altitude last (km)altitude_last_km470.721
Decay rate rev day2decay_rate_rev_day20.000
Altitude decay km dayaltitude_decay_km_day-0.022
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_utc2026-04-03T11:47:14.318880+00:00
Last UTClast_utc2026-08-19T04:34:15.845952+00:00
Last fix UTClast_fix_utc2026-08-19T04:34:15.845952+00:00
Provisionalprovisionalfalse
Tracktrack[{"utc":"2026-04-03T11:47:14.318880+00:00","mean_motion":15.3019265,"altitude_km":475.237,"eccentricity":0.00009,"inclination_deg":53.1619},{"utc":"2026-04-03T16:29:26.947680+00:00","mean_motion":15.3
Total sensor hitstotal_sensor_hits0

Provenance

  • celestrak

Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/58885.json

STARLINK-31318 — Satellite Orbital Decay — TerraPulse