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CelestialObjectDex · Satellite Orbital Decay

STARLINK-32868

62854 · 2026-04-03T12:00:41Z

Fixes
194
Observations
194
Altitude — track
194 measured points · 2026-04-032026-08-23
Mean motion — track
194 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_utc2026-04-03T12:00:41.825376+00:00
End UTCend_utc2026-08-23T13:21:31.999104+00:00
Familyfamilycelestialdex
NORAD IDnorad_id62,854
Object nameobject_nameSTARLINK-32868
Groupgroupactive
Eccentricity medianeccentricity_median0.000
Inclination deg medianinclination_deg_median53.159
Number of snapsn_snaps194
Span (days)span_days142.056
Mean motion firstmean_motion_first15.302
Mean motion lastmean_motion_last15.344
Delta mean motiondelta_mean_motion0.042
Altitude first (km)altitude_first_km475.180
Altitude last (km)altitude_last_km462.730
Decay rate rev day2decay_rate_rev_day20.000
Altitude decay km dayaltitude_decay_km_day-0.069
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_utc2026-04-03T12:00:41.825376+00:00
Last UTClast_utc2026-08-23T13:21:31.999104+00:00
Last fix UTClast_fix_utc2026-08-23T13:21:31.999104+00:00
Provisionalprovisionalfalse
Tracktrack[{"utc":"2026-04-03T12:00:41.825376+00:00","mean_motion":15.30211628,"altitude_km":475.18,"eccentricity":0.00014508,"inclination_deg":53.1625},{"utc":"2026-04-03T18:16:55.485120+00:00","mean_motion":1
Total sensor hitstotal_sensor_hits0

Provenance

  • celestrak

Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/62854.json

STARLINK-32868 — Satellite Orbital Decay — TerraPulse