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CelestialObjectDex · Satellite Orbital Decay

STARLINK-33678

63509 · 2026-04-03T12:55:21Z

Fixes
183
Observations
183
Altitude — track
183 measured points · 2026-04-032026-08-23
Mean motion — track
183 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_utc2026-04-03T12:55:21.046656+00:00
End UTCend_utc2026-08-23T20:54:56.606400+00:00
Familyfamilycelestialdex
NORAD IDnorad_id63,509
Object nameobject_nameSTARLINK-33678
Groupgroupactive
Eccentricity medianeccentricity_median0.000
Inclination deg medianinclination_deg_median53.159
Number of snapsn_snaps183
Span (days)span_days142.333
Mean motion firstmean_motion_first15.302
Mean motion lastmean_motion_last15.317
Delta mean motiondelta_mean_motion0.015
Altitude first (km)altitude_first_km475.219
Altitude last (km)altitude_last_km470.791
Decay rate rev day2decay_rate_rev_day20.000
Altitude decay km dayaltitude_decay_km_day-0.025
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_utc2026-04-03T12:55:21.046656+00:00
Last UTClast_utc2026-08-23T20:54:56.606400+00:00
Last fix UTClast_fix_utc2026-08-23T20:54:56.606400+00:00
Provisionalprovisionalfalse
Tracktrack[{"utc":"2026-04-03T12:55:21.046656+00:00","mean_motion":15.30198543,"altitude_km":475.219,"eccentricity":0.00012454,"inclination_deg":53.1623},{"utc":"2026-04-03T19:11:34.534464+00:00","mean_motion":
Total sensor hitstotal_sensor_hits0

Provenance

  • celestrak

Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/63509.json

STARLINK-33678 — Satellite Orbital Decay — TerraPulse