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CelestialObjectDex · Satellite Orbital Decay

STARLINK-34978

65435 · 2026-04-03T13:31:07Z

Fixes
240
Observations
240
Altitude — track
240 measured points · 2026-04-032026-08-23
Mean motion — track
240 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_utc2026-04-03T13:31:07.392000+00:00
End UTCend_utc2026-08-23T20:26:11.325408+00:00
Familyfamilycelestialdex
NORAD IDnorad_id65,435
Object nameobject_nameSTARLINK-34978
Groupgroupactive
Eccentricity medianeccentricity_median0.000
Inclination deg medianinclination_deg_median97.370
Number of snapsn_snaps240
Span (days)span_days142.288
Mean motion firstmean_motion_first15.057
Mean motion lastmean_motion_last15.335
Delta mean motiondelta_mean_motion0.278
Altitude first (km)altitude_first_km549.505
Altitude last (km)altitude_last_km465.483
Decay rate rev day2decay_rate_rev_day20.001
Altitude decay km dayaltitude_decay_km_day-0.283
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_utc2026-04-03T13:31:07.392000+00:00
Last UTClast_utc2026-08-23T20:26:11.325408+00:00
Last fix UTClast_fix_utc2026-08-23T20:26:11.325408+00:00
Provisionalprovisionalfalse
Tracktrack[{"utc":"2026-04-03T13:31:07.392000+00:00","mean_motion":15.0565188,"altitude_km":549.505,"eccentricity":0.00021307,"inclination_deg":97.6023},{"utc":"2026-04-04T05:28:07.574880+00:00","mean_motion":1
Total sensor hitstotal_sensor_hits0

Provenance

  • celestrak

Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/65435.json

STARLINK-34978 — Satellite Orbital Decay — TerraPulse