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STARLINK-31202

59042 · 2026-04-03T12:43:43Z

Fixes
198
Observations
198
Altitude — track
198 measured points · 2026-04-032026-08-23
Mean motion — track
198 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_utc2026-04-03T12:43:43.347648+00:00
End UTCend_utc2026-08-23T22:38:45.365568+00:00
Familyfamilycelestialdex
NORAD IDnorad_id59,042
Object nameobject_nameSTARLINK-31202
Groupgroupactive
Eccentricity medianeccentricity_median0.000
Inclination deg medianinclination_deg_median43.002
Number of snapsn_snaps198
Span (days)span_days142.413
Mean motion firstmean_motion_first15.276
Mean motion lastmean_motion_last15.317
Delta mean motiondelta_mean_motion0.042
Altitude first (km)altitude_first_km483.125
Altitude last (km)altitude_last_km470.699
Decay rate rev day2decay_rate_rev_day20.000
Altitude decay km dayaltitude_decay_km_day-0.093
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_utc2026-04-03T12:43:43.347648+00:00
Last UTClast_utc2026-08-23T22:38:45.365568+00:00
Last fix UTClast_fix_utc2026-08-23T22:38:45.365568+00:00
Provisionalprovisionalfalse
Tracktrack[{"utc":"2026-04-03T12:43:43.347648+00:00","mean_motion":15.27554626,"altitude_km":483.125,"eccentricity":0.0001516,"inclination_deg":43.0013},{"utc":"2026-04-03T19:00:21.544128+00:00","mean_motion":1
Total sensor hitstotal_sensor_hits0

Provenance

  • celestrak

Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/59042.json

STARLINK-31202 — Satellite Orbital Decay — TerraPulse