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CelestialObjectDex · Satellite Orbital Decay

STARLINK-31786

59771 · 2026-04-03T12:30:48Z

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_utc2026-04-03T12:30:48.810528+00:00
End UTCend_utc2026-08-23T22:00:01.999584+00:00
Familyfamilycelestialdex
NORAD IDnorad_id59,771
Object nameobject_nameSTARLINK-31786
Groupgroupactive
Eccentricity medianeccentricity_median0.000
Inclination deg medianinclination_deg_median53.160
Number of snapsn_snaps198
Span (days)span_days142.395
Mean motion firstmean_motion_first15.302
Mean motion lastmean_motion_last15.334
Delta mean motiondelta_mean_motion0.033
Altitude first (km)altitude_first_km475.339
Altitude last (km)altitude_last_km465.539
Decay rate rev day2decay_rate_rev_day20.000
Altitude decay km dayaltitude_decay_km_day-0.003
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_utc2026-04-03T12:30:48.810528+00:00
Last UTClast_utc2026-08-23T22:00:01.999584+00:00
Last fix UTClast_fix_utc2026-08-23T22:00:01.999584+00:00
Provisionalprovisionalfalse
Tracktrack[{"utc":"2026-04-03T12:30:48.810528+00:00","mean_motion":15.30158558,"altitude_km":475.339,"eccentricity":0.00009096,"inclination_deg":53.1582},{"utc":"2026-04-03T18:46:57.635328+00:00","mean_motion":
Total sensor hitstotal_sensor_hits0

Provenance

  • celestrak

Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/59771.json

STARLINK-31786 — Satellite Orbital Decay — TerraPulse