reconnecting
Listening for events…

The Dexes / Satellite Decay / 58893

CelestialObjectDex · Satellite Decay

STARLINK-31255

58893 · 2026-04-03T14:21:56Z

Fixes
178
Observations
178
Altitude — track
178 measured points · 2026-04-032026-08-09
Mean motion — track
178 measured points · 2026-04-032026-08-09

The record

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

start_utc2026-04-03T14:21:56.193984+00:00
end_utc2026-08-09T16:10:33.837600+00:00
familycelestialdex
norad_id58,893
object_nameSTARLINK-31255
groupactive
eccentricity_median0.000
inclination_deg_median53.160
n_snaps178
span_days128.075
mean_motion_first15.302
mean_motion_last15.344
delta_mean_motion0.043
altitude_first_km475.340
altitude_last_km462.629
decay_rate_rev_day20.000
altitude_decay_km_day-0.107
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_utc2026-04-03T14:21:56.193984+00:00
last_utc2026-08-09T16:10:33.837600+00:00
last_fix_utc2026-08-09T16:10:33.837600+00:00
provisionalfalse
track[{"utc":"2026-04-03T14:21:56.193984+00:00","mean_motion":15.30158299,"altitude_km":475.34,"eccentricity":0.00011954,"inclination_deg":53.1579},{"utc":"2026-04-04T13:52:43.390272+00:00","mean_motion":1
total_sensor_hits0

Provenance

  • celestrak

Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/58893.json

STARLINK-31255 — Satellite Decay — TerraPulse