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CelestialObjectDex · Satellite Orbital Decay

STARLINK-31778

59602 · 2026-04-03T12:01:21Z

Fixes
202
Observations
202
Altitude — track
202 measured points · 2026-04-032026-08-23
Mean motion — track
202 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_utc2026-04-03T12:01:21.111456+00:00
End UTCend_utc2026-08-23T04:38:26.869056+00:00
Familyfamilycelestialdex
NORAD IDnorad_id59,602
Object nameobject_nameSTARLINK-31778
Groupgroupactive
Eccentricity medianeccentricity_median0.000
Inclination deg medianinclination_deg_median43.001
Number of snapsn_snaps202
Span (days)span_days141.692
Mean motion firstmean_motion_first15.276
Mean motion lastmean_motion_last15.276
Delta mean motiondelta_mean_motion0.000
Altitude first (km)altitude_first_km483.061
Altitude last (km)altitude_last_km482.984
Decay rate rev day2decay_rate_rev_day20.000
Altitude decay km dayaltitude_decay_km_day-0.000
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_utc2026-04-03T12:01:21.111456+00:00
Last UTClast_utc2026-08-23T04:38:26.869056+00:00
Last fix UTClast_fix_utc2026-08-23T04:38:26.869056+00:00
Provisionalprovisionalfalse
Tracktrack[{"utc":"2026-04-03T12:01:21.111456+00:00","mean_motion":15.27576131,"altitude_km":483.061,"eccentricity":0.00018055,"inclination_deg":43.0036},{"utc":"2026-04-04T03:42:54.195552+00:00","mean_motion":
Total sensor hitstotal_sensor_hits0

Provenance

  • celestrak

Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/59602.json

STARLINK-31778 — Satellite Orbital Decay — TerraPulse