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STARLINK-31871

59673 · 2026-04-03T12:47:57Z

Fixes
208
Observations
208
Altitude — track
208 measured points · 2026-04-032026-08-23
Mean motion — track
208 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_utc2026-04-03T12:47:57.806016+00:00
End UTCend_utc2026-08-23T22:40:47.093664+00:00
Familyfamilycelestialdex
NORAD IDnorad_id59,673
Object nameobject_nameSTARLINK-31871
Groupgroupactive
Eccentricity medianeccentricity_median0.000
Inclination deg medianinclination_deg_median43.002
Number of snapsn_snaps208
Span (days)span_days142.412
Mean motion firstmean_motion_first15.276
Mean motion lastmean_motion_last15.276
Delta mean motiondelta_mean_motion0.000
Altitude first (km)altitude_first_km483.011
Altitude last (km)altitude_last_km482.995
Decay rate rev day2decay_rate_rev_day2-0.000
Altitude decay km dayaltitude_decay_km_day0.000
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_utc2026-04-03T12:47:57.806016+00:00
Last UTClast_utc2026-08-23T22:40:47.093664+00:00
Last fix UTClast_fix_utc2026-08-23T22:40:47.093664+00:00
Provisionalprovisionalfalse
Tracktrack[{"utc":"2026-04-03T12:47:57.806016+00:00","mean_motion":15.27592687,"altitude_km":483.011,"eccentricity":0.0001558,"inclination_deg":43.0025},{"utc":"2026-04-03T17:30:25.369920+00:00","mean_motion":1
Total sensor hitstotal_sensor_hits0

Provenance

  • celestrak

Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/59673.json

STARLINK-31871 — Satellite Orbital Decay — TerraPulse