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CelestialObjectDex · Satellite Orbital Decay

STARLINK-31472

59730 · 2026-04-03T13:23:25Z

Fixes
191
Observations
191
Altitude — track
191 measured points · 2026-04-032026-08-23
Mean motion — track
191 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_utc2026-04-03T13:23:25.077696+00:00
End UTCend_utc2026-08-23T12:10:37.176672+00:00
Familyfamilycelestialdex
NORAD IDnorad_id59,730
Object nameobject_nameSTARLINK-31472
Groupgroupactive
Eccentricity medianeccentricity_median0.000
Inclination deg medianinclination_deg_median43.002
Number of snapsn_snaps191
Span (days)span_days141.949
Mean motion firstmean_motion_first15.276
Mean motion lastmean_motion_last15.323
Delta mean motiondelta_mean_motion0.047
Altitude first (km)altitude_first_km483.036
Altitude last (km)altitude_last_km469.074
Decay rate rev day2decay_rate_rev_day20.000
Altitude decay km dayaltitude_decay_km_day-0.071
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_utc2026-04-03T13:23:25.077696+00:00
Last UTClast_utc2026-08-23T12:10:37.176672+00:00
Last fix UTClast_fix_utc2026-08-23T12:10:37.176672+00:00
Provisionalprovisionalfalse
Tracktrack[{"utc":"2026-04-03T13:23:25.077696+00:00","mean_motion":15.27584397,"altitude_km":483.036,"eccentricity":0.00009955,"inclination_deg":43.0049},{"utc":"2026-04-04T05:05:00.344256+00:00","mean_motion":
Total sensor hitstotal_sensor_hits0

Provenance

  • celestrak

Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/59730.json

STARLINK-31472 — Satellite Orbital Decay — TerraPulse