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CelestialObjectDex · Satellite Orbital Decay

STARLINK-31941

59866 · 2026-04-03T12:19:58Z

Fixes
196
Observations
196
Altitude — track
196 measured points · 2026-04-032026-08-23
Mean motion — track
196 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_utc2026-04-03T12:19:58.119168+00:00
End UTCend_utc2026-08-23T17:30:20.003616+00:00
Familyfamilycelestialdex
NORAD IDnorad_id59,866
Object nameobject_nameSTARLINK-31941
Groupgroupactive
Eccentricity medianeccentricity_median0.000
Inclination deg medianinclination_deg_median43.002
Number of snapsn_snaps196
Span (days)span_days142.216
Mean motion firstmean_motion_first15.276
Mean motion lastmean_motion_last15.276
Delta mean motiondelta_mean_motion0.000
Altitude first (km)altitude_first_km483.033
Altitude last (km)altitude_last_km482.947
Decay rate rev day2decay_rate_rev_day2-0.000
Altitude decay km dayaltitude_decay_km_day0
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_utc2026-04-03T12:19:58.119168+00:00
Last UTClast_utc2026-08-23T17:30:20.003616+00:00
Last fix UTClast_fix_utc2026-08-23T17:30:20.003616+00:00
Provisionalprovisionalfalse
Tracktrack[{"utc":"2026-04-03T12:19:58.119168+00:00","mean_motion":15.27585255,"altitude_km":483.033,"eccentricity":0.00012996,"inclination_deg":43.0054},{"utc":"2026-04-04T02:27:23.962752+00:00","mean_motion":
Total sensor hitstotal_sensor_hits0

Provenance

  • celestrak

Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/59866.json

STARLINK-31941 — Satellite Orbital Decay — TerraPulse