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CelestialObjectDex · Satellite Orbital Decay

STARLINK-11487 [DTC]

62278 · 2026-04-03T12:44:03Z

Fixes
178
Observations
178
Altitude — track
178 measured points · 2026-04-032026-08-23
Mean motion — track
178 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_utc2026-04-03T12:44:03.077088+00:00
End UTCend_utc2026-08-23T00:04:32.101248+00:00
Familyfamilycelestialdex
NORAD IDnorad_id62,278
Object nameobject_nameSTARLINK-11487 [DTC]
Groupgroupactive
Eccentricity medianeccentricity_median0.000
Inclination deg medianinclination_deg_median43.000
Number of snapsn_snaps178
Span (days)span_days141.473
Mean motion firstmean_motion_first15.709
Mean motion lastmean_motion_last15.709
Delta mean motiondelta_mean_motion0.000
Altitude first (km)altitude_first_km356.313
Altitude last (km)altitude_last_km356.238
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_utc2026-04-03T12:44:03.077088+00:00
Last UTClast_utc2026-08-23T00:04:32.101248+00:00
Last fix UTClast_fix_utc2026-08-23T00:04:32.101248+00:00
Provisionalprovisionalfalse
Tracktrack[{"utc":"2026-04-03T12:44:03.077088+00:00","mean_motion":15.70903786,"altitude_km":356.313,"eccentricity":0.00032332,"inclination_deg":43.0008},{"utc":"2026-04-04T03:59:41.563392+00:00","mean_motion":
Total sensor hitstotal_sensor_hits0

Provenance

  • celestrak

Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/62278.json

STARLINK-11487 [DTC] — Satellite Orbital Decay — TerraPulse