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CelestialObjectDex · Satellite Orbital Decay

STARLINK-35489

65857 · 2026-04-03T12:40:53Z

Fixes
197
Observations
197
Altitude — track
197 measured points · 2026-04-032026-08-23
Mean motion — track
197 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_utc2026-04-03T12:40:53.949216+00:00
End UTCend_utc2026-08-23T10:17:06.445248+00:00
Familyfamilycelestialdex
NORAD IDnorad_id65,857
Object nameobject_nameSTARLINK-35489
Groupgroupactive
Eccentricity medianeccentricity_median0.000
Inclination deg medianinclination_deg_median53.159
Number of snapsn_snaps197
Span (days)span_days141.900
Mean motion firstmean_motion_first15.301
Mean motion lastmean_motion_last15.344
Delta mean motiondelta_mean_motion0.043
Altitude first (km)altitude_first_km475.420
Altitude last (km)altitude_last_km462.665
Decay rate rev day2decay_rate_rev_day20.000
Altitude decay km dayaltitude_decay_km_day-0.101
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_utc2026-04-03T12:40:53.949216+00:00
Last UTClast_utc2026-08-23T10:17:06.445248+00:00
Last fix UTClast_fix_utc2026-08-23T10:17:06.445248+00:00
Provisionalprovisionalfalse
Tracktrack[{"utc":"2026-04-03T12:40:53.949216+00:00","mean_motion":15.30131231,"altitude_km":475.42,"eccentricity":0.00011396,"inclination_deg":53.1569},{"utc":"2026-04-04T05:55:28.822368+00:00","mean_motion":1
Total sensor hitstotal_sensor_hits0

Provenance

  • celestrak

Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/65857.json

STARLINK-35489 — Satellite Orbital Decay — TerraPulse