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STARLINK-32738

63046 · 2026-04-03T12:42:12Z

Fixes
220
Observations
220
Altitude — track
220 measured points · 2026-04-032026-08-22
Mean motion — track
220 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_utc2026-04-03T12:42:12.380544+00:00
End UTCend_utc2026-08-22T04:55:05.990016+00:00
Familyfamilycelestialdex
NORAD IDnorad_id63,046
Object nameobject_nameSTARLINK-32738
Groupgroupactive
Eccentricity medianeccentricity_median0.000
Inclination deg medianinclination_deg_median53.159
Number of snapsn_snaps220
Span (days)span_days140.676
Mean motion firstmean_motion_first15.302
Mean motion lastmean_motion_last15.344
Delta mean motiondelta_mean_motion0.042
Altitude first (km)altitude_first_km475.183
Altitude last (km)altitude_last_km462.679
Decay rate rev day2decay_rate_rev_day20.000
Altitude decay km dayaltitude_decay_km_day-0.127
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_utc2026-04-03T12:42:12.380544+00:00
Last UTClast_utc2026-08-22T04:55:05.990016+00:00
Last fix UTClast_fix_utc2026-08-22T04:55:05.990016+00:00
Provisionalprovisionalfalse
Tracktrack[{"utc":"2026-04-03T12:42:12.380544+00:00","mean_motion":15.30210674,"altitude_km":475.183,"eccentricity":0.00011282,"inclination_deg":53.1586},{"utc":"2026-04-04T02:48:41.316768+00:00","mean_motion":
Total sensor hitstotal_sensor_hits0

Provenance

  • celestrak

Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/63046.json

STARLINK-32738 — Satellite Orbital Decay — TerraPulse