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CelestialObjectDex · Satellite Decay

STARLINK-35597

66493 · 2026-04-03T14:07:18Z

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_utc2026-04-03T14:07:18.712992+00:00
end_utc2026-08-23T22:25:57.947808+00:00
familycelestialdex
norad_id66,493
object_nameSTARLINK-35597
groupactive
eccentricity_median0.000
inclination_deg_median43.002
n_snaps201
span_days142.346
mean_motion_first15.275
mean_motion_last15.276
delta_mean_motion0.001
altitude_first_km483.276
altitude_last_km483.012
decay_rate_rev_day20.000
altitude_decay_km_day-0.000
decay_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_utc2026-04-03T14:07:18.712992+00:00
last_utc2026-08-23T22:25:57.947808+00:00
last_fix_utc2026-08-23T22:25:57.947808+00:00
provisionalfalse
track[{"utc":"2026-04-03T14:07:18.712992+00:00","mean_motion":15.27504246,"altitude_km":483.276,"eccentricity":0.00016492,"inclination_deg":43.0018},{"utc":"2026-04-04T16:47:58.099200+00:00","mean_motion":
total_sensor_hits0

Provenance

  • celestrak

Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/66493.json

STARLINK-35597 — Satellite Decay — TerraPulse