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CelestialObjectDex · Satellite Orbital Decay

STARLINK-33938

63778 · 2026-04-03T13:13:41Z

Fixes
201
Observations
201
Altitude — track
201 measured points · 2026-04-032026-08-23
Mean motion — track
201 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_utc2026-04-03T13:13:41.909664+00:00
End UTCend_utc2026-08-23T05:50:49.001280+00:00
Familyfamilycelestialdex
NORAD IDnorad_id63,778
Object nameobject_nameSTARLINK-33938
Groupgroupactive
Eccentricity medianeccentricity_median0.000
Inclination deg medianinclination_deg_median43.001
Number of snapsn_snaps201
Span (days)span_days141.692
Mean motion firstmean_motion_first15.276
Mean motion lastmean_motion_last15.275
Delta mean motiondelta_mean_motion-0.001
Altitude first (km)altitude_first_km482.994
Altitude last (km)altitude_last_km483.177
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_utc2026-04-03T13:13:41.909664+00:00
Last UTClast_utc2026-08-23T05:50:49.001280+00:00
Last fix UTClast_fix_utc2026-08-23T05:50:49.001280+00:00
Provisionalprovisionalfalse
Tracktrack[{"utc":"2026-04-03T13:13:41.909664+00:00","mean_motion":15.27598534,"altitude_km":482.994,"eccentricity":0.00015845,"inclination_deg":43.0014},{"utc":"2026-04-04T04:55:15.676320+00:00","mean_motion":
Total sensor hitstotal_sensor_hits0

Provenance

  • celestrak

Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/63778.json

STARLINK-33938 — Satellite Orbital Decay — TerraPulse