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CelestialObjectDex · Satellite Orbital Decay

STARLINK-34540

65657 · 2026-04-03T13:35:55Z

Fixes
246
Observations
246
Altitude — track
246 measured points · 2026-04-032026-08-23
Mean motion — track
246 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_utc2026-04-03T13:35:55.514400+00:00
End UTCend_utc2026-08-23T20:28:08.791392+00:00
Familyfamilycelestialdex
NORAD IDnorad_id65,657
Object nameobject_nameSTARLINK-34540
Groupgroupactive
Eccentricity medianeccentricity_median0.000
Inclination deg medianinclination_deg_median97.383
Number of snapsn_snaps246
Span (days)span_days142.286
Mean motion firstmean_motion_first15.057
Mean motion lastmean_motion_last15.335
Delta mean motiondelta_mean_motion0.278
Altitude first (km)altitude_first_km549.464
Altitude last (km)altitude_last_km465.440
Decay rate rev day2decay_rate_rev_day20.002
Altitude decay km dayaltitude_decay_km_day-0.584
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_utc2026-04-03T13:35:55.514400+00:00
Last UTClast_utc2026-08-23T20:28:08.791392+00:00
Last fix UTClast_fix_utc2026-08-23T20:28:08.791392+00:00
Provisionalprovisionalfalse
Tracktrack[{"utc":"2026-04-03T13:35:55.514400+00:00","mean_motion":15.0566532,"altitude_km":549.464,"eccentricity":0.00013979,"inclination_deg":97.602},{"utc":"2026-04-04T02:21:31.277088+00:00","mean_motion":15
Total sensor hitstotal_sensor_hits0

Provenance

  • celestrak

Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/65657.json

STARLINK-34540 — Satellite Orbital Decay — TerraPulse