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The Dexes / Satellite Orbital Decay / 61968

CelestialObjectDex · Satellite Orbital Decay

STARLINK-32471

61968 · 2026-04-03T12:59:33Z

Fixes
187
Observations
187
Altitude — track
187 measured points · 2026-04-032026-08-23
Mean motion — track
187 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_utc2026-04-03T12:59:33.486720+00:00
End UTCend_utc2026-08-23T21:18:12.788064+00:00
Familyfamilycelestialdex
NORAD IDnorad_id61,968
Object nameobject_nameSTARLINK-32471
Groupgroupactive
Eccentricity medianeccentricity_median0.000
Inclination deg medianinclination_deg_median43.001
Number of snapsn_snaps187
Span (days)span_days142.346
Mean motion firstmean_motion_first15.276
Mean motion lastmean_motion_last15.276
Delta mean motiondelta_mean_motion-0.000
Altitude first (km)altitude_first_km483.025
Altitude last (km)altitude_last_km483.039
Decay rate rev day2decay_rate_rev_day2-0.000
Altitude decay km dayaltitude_decay_km_day0.000
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_utc2026-04-03T12:59:33.486720+00:00
Last UTClast_utc2026-08-23T21:18:12.788064+00:00
Last fix UTClast_fix_utc2026-08-23T21:18:12.788064+00:00
Provisionalprovisionalfalse
Tracktrack[{"utc":"2026-04-03T12:59:33.486720+00:00","mean_motion":15.27588052,"altitude_km":483.025,"eccentricity":0.00001769,"inclination_deg":43.0023},{"utc":"2026-04-04T04:41:08.488896+00:00","mean_motion":
Total sensor hitstotal_sensor_hits0

Provenance

  • celestrak

Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/61968.json

STARLINK-32471 — Satellite Orbital Decay — TerraPulse