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CelestialObjectDex · Satellite Orbital Decay

STARLINK-31921

59868 · 2026-04-03T11:39:24Z

Fixes
177
Observations
177
Altitude — track
177 measured points · 2026-04-032026-08-23
Mean motion — track
177 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_utc2026-04-03T11:39:24.902496+00:00
End UTCend_utc2026-08-23T10:33:07.500096+00:00
Familyfamilycelestialdex
NORAD IDnorad_id59,868
Object nameobject_nameSTARLINK-31921
Groupgroupactive
Eccentricity medianeccentricity_median0.000
Inclination deg medianinclination_deg_median43.003
Number of snapsn_snaps177
Span (days)span_days141.954
Mean motion firstmean_motion_first15.276
Mean motion lastmean_motion_last15.276
Delta mean motiondelta_mean_motion-0.000
Altitude first (km)altitude_first_km483.041
Altitude last (km)altitude_last_km483.098
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_utc2026-04-03T11:39:24.902496+00:00
Last UTClast_utc2026-08-23T10:33:07.500096+00:00
Last fix UTClast_fix_utc2026-08-23T10:33:07.500096+00:00
Provisionalprovisionalfalse
Tracktrack[{"utc":"2026-04-03T11:39:24.902496+00:00","mean_motion":15.27582581,"altitude_km":483.041,"eccentricity":0.00007702,"inclination_deg":43.0025},{"utc":"2026-04-04T01:46:49.066464+00:00","mean_motion":
Total sensor hitstotal_sensor_hits0

Provenance

  • celestrak

Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/59868.json

STARLINK-31921 — Satellite Orbital Decay — TerraPulse