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CelestialObjectDex · Satellite Orbital Decay

STARLINK-31838

60130 · 2026-04-03T12:01:50Z

Fixes
202
Observations
202
Altitude — track
202 measured points · 2026-04-032026-08-22
Mean motion — track
202 measured points · 2026-04-032026-08-22

The record

Everything the slot carries, as measured. Series arrays are drawn above and listed here in full.

Start UTCstart_utc2026-04-03T12:01:50.567808+00:00
End UTCend_utc2026-08-22T14:16:30.881568+00:00
Familyfamilycelestialdex
NORAD IDnorad_id60,130
Object nameobject_nameSTARLINK-31838
Groupgroupactive
Eccentricity medianeccentricity_median0.000
Inclination deg medianinclination_deg_median53.161
Number of snapsn_snaps202
Span (days)span_days141.094
Mean motion firstmean_motion_first15.302
Mean motion lastmean_motion_last15.317
Delta mean motiondelta_mean_motion0.015
Altitude first (km)altitude_first_km475.176
Altitude last (km)altitude_last_km470.677
Decay rate rev day2decay_rate_rev_day20.000
Altitude decay km dayaltitude_decay_km_day-0.024
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_utc2026-04-03T12:01:50.567808+00:00
Last UTClast_utc2026-08-22T14:16:30.881568+00:00
Last fix UTClast_fix_utc2026-08-22T14:16:30.881568+00:00
Provisionalprovisionalfalse
Tracktrack[{"utc":"2026-04-03T12:01:50.567808+00:00","mean_motion":15.30213093,"altitude_km":475.176,"eccentricity":0.00012451,"inclination_deg":53.1632},{"utc":"2026-04-03T18:18:05.296320+00:00","mean_motion":
Total sensor hitstotal_sensor_hits0

Provenance

  • celestrak

Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/60130.json

STARLINK-31838 — Satellite Orbital Decay — TerraPulse