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CelestialObjectDex · Satellite Orbital Decay

STARLINK-35068

65438 · 2026-04-03T13:11:09Z

Fixes
232
Observations
232
Altitude — track
232 measured points · 2026-04-032026-08-23
Mean motion — track
232 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_utc2026-04-03T13:11:09.777408+00:00
End UTCend_utc2026-08-23T20:41:49.787520+00:00
Familyfamilycelestialdex
NORAD IDnorad_id65,438
Object nameobject_nameSTARLINK-35068
Groupgroupactive
Eccentricity medianeccentricity_median0.000
Inclination deg medianinclination_deg_median97.379
Number of snapsn_snaps232
Span (days)span_days142.313
Mean motion firstmean_motion_first15.057
Mean motion lastmean_motion_last15.335
Delta mean motiondelta_mean_motion0.278
Altitude first (km)altitude_first_km549.443
Altitude last (km)altitude_last_km465.528
Decay rate rev day2decay_rate_rev_day20.001
Altitude decay km dayaltitude_decay_km_day-0.279
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_utc2026-04-03T13:11:09.777408+00:00
Last UTClast_utc2026-08-23T20:41:49.787520+00:00
Last fix UTClast_fix_utc2026-08-23T20:41:49.787520+00:00
Provisionalprovisionalfalse
Tracktrack[{"utc":"2026-04-03T13:11:09.777408+00:00","mean_motion":15.05672328,"altitude_km":549.443,"eccentricity":0.00021705,"inclination_deg":97.6021},{"utc":"2026-04-04T03:32:28.357152+00:00","mean_motion":
Total sensor hitstotal_sensor_hits0

Provenance

  • celestrak

Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/65438.json

STARLINK-35068 — Satellite Orbital Decay — TerraPulse