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CelestialObjectDex · Satellite Orbital Decay

STARLINK-31293

58952 · 2026-04-03T12:59:11Z

Fixes
184
Observations
184
Altitude — track
184 measured points · 2026-04-032026-08-23
Mean motion — track
184 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_utc2026-04-03T12:59:11.421888+00:00
End UTCend_utc2026-08-23T10:23:58.953408+00:00
Familyfamilycelestialdex
NORAD IDnorad_id58,952
Object nameobject_nameSTARLINK-31293
Groupgroupactive
Eccentricity medianeccentricity_median0.000
Inclination deg medianinclination_deg_median53.160
Number of snapsn_snaps184
Span (days)span_days141.892
Mean motion firstmean_motion_first15.302
Mean motion lastmean_motion_last15.317
Delta mean motiondelta_mean_motion0.015
Altitude first (km)altitude_first_km475.348
Altitude last (km)altitude_last_km470.743
Decay rate rev day2decay_rate_rev_day20.000
Altitude decay km dayaltitude_decay_km_day-0.038
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_utc2026-04-03T12:59:11.421888+00:00
Last UTClast_utc2026-08-23T10:23:58.953408+00:00
Last fix UTClast_fix_utc2026-08-23T10:23:58.953408+00:00
Provisionalprovisionalfalse
Tracktrack[{"utc":"2026-04-03T12:59:11.421888+00:00","mean_motion":15.30155379,"altitude_km":475.348,"eccentricity":0.00013346,"inclination_deg":53.1614},{"utc":"2026-04-04T06:13:46.742592+00:00","mean_motion":
Total sensor hitstotal_sensor_hits0

Provenance

  • celestrak

Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/58952.json

STARLINK-31293 — Satellite Orbital Decay — TerraPulse