The Dexes / Satellite Orbital Decay / 59962
CelestialObjectDex · Satellite Orbital Decay
STARLINK-31980
59962 · 2026-04-03T13:33:52Z
Fixes
201
Observations
201
The record
Everything the slot carries, as measured. Series arrays are drawn above and listed here in full.
| Start UTCstart_utc | 2026-04-03T13:33:52.288128+00:00 |
|---|---|
| End UTCend_utc | 2026-08-23T18:48:18.353664+00:00 |
| Familyfamily | celestialdex |
| NORAD IDnorad_id | 59,962 |
| Object nameobject_name | STARLINK-31980 |
| Groupgroup | active |
| Eccentricity medianeccentricity_median | 0.000 |
| Inclination deg medianinclination_deg_median | 53.160 |
| Number of snapsn_snaps | 201 |
| Span (days)span_days | 142.218 |
| Mean motion firstmean_motion_first | 15.302 |
| Mean motion lastmean_motion_last | 15.344 |
| Delta mean motiondelta_mean_motion | 0.042 |
| Altitude first (km)altitude_first_km | 475.222 |
| Altitude last (km)altitude_last_km | 462.721 |
| Decay rate rev day2decay_rate_rev_day2 | 0.000 |
| Altitude decay km dayaltitude_decay_km_day | -0.127 |
| Decay notedecay_note | mean_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_utc | 2026-04-03T13:33:52.288128+00:00 |
| Last UTClast_utc | 2026-08-23T18:48:18.353664+00:00 |
| Last fix UTClast_fix_utc | 2026-08-23T18:48:18.353664+00:00 |
| Provisionalprovisional | false |
| Tracktrack | [{"utc":"2026-04-03T13:33:52.288128+00:00","mean_motion":15.30197842,"altitude_km":475.222,"eccentricity":0.00011584,"inclination_deg":53.1585},{"utc":"2026-04-04T20:54:55.737216+00:00","mean_motion": |
| Total sensor hitstotal_sensor_hits | 0 |
Provenance
- celestrak
Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/59962.json