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CelestialObjectDex · Satellite Orbital Decay

STARLINK-34996

65223 · 2026-04-03T12:47:02Z

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_utc2026-04-03T12:47:02.762304+00:00
End UTCend_utc2026-08-23T21:35:43.598688+00:00
Familyfamilycelestialdex
NORAD IDnorad_id65,223
Object nameobject_nameSTARLINK-34996
Groupgroupactive
Eccentricity medianeccentricity_median0.000
Inclination deg medianinclination_deg_median53.159
Number of snapsn_snaps201
Span (days)span_days142.367
Mean motion firstmean_motion_first15.302
Mean motion lastmean_motion_last15.344
Delta mean motiondelta_mean_motion0.042
Altitude first (km)altitude_first_km475.246
Altitude last (km)altitude_last_km462.667
Decay rate rev day2decay_rate_rev_day20.000
Altitude decay km dayaltitude_decay_km_day-0.108
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_utc2026-04-03T12:47:02.762304+00:00
Last UTClast_utc2026-08-23T21:35:43.598688+00:00
Last fix UTClast_fix_utc2026-08-23T21:35:43.598688+00:00
Provisionalprovisionalfalse
Tracktrack[{"utc":"2026-04-03T12:47:02.762304+00:00","mean_motion":15.3018967,"altitude_km":475.246,"eccentricity":0.00013022,"inclination_deg":53.16},{"utc":"2026-04-04T02:53:32.584128+00:00","mean_motion":15.
Total sensor hitstotal_sensor_hits0

Provenance

  • celestrak

Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/65223.json

STARLINK-34996 — Satellite Orbital Decay — TerraPulse