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STARLINK-35980

66600 · 2026-04-02T13:31:32Z

Fixes
197
Sensor hits
0
Observations
197
Altitude — track
197 measured points · 2026-04-022026-08-09
Mean motion — track
197 measured points · 2026-04-022026-08-09

The record

Everything the slot carries, as measured. Series arrays are drawn above and listed here in full.

start_utc2026-04-02T13:31:32.003040+00:00
end_utc2026-08-09T10:33:56.820672+00:00
familycelestialdex
norad_id66,600
object_nameSTARLINK-35980
groupactive
eccentricity_median0.000
inclination_deg_median43.001
n_snaps197
span_days128.877
mean_motion_first15.276
mean_motion_last15.276
delta_mean_motion-0.000
altitude_first_km482.905
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_utc2026-04-02T13:31:32.003040+00:00
last_utc2026-08-09T10:33:56.820672+00:00
last_fix_utc2026-08-09T10:33:56.820672+00:00
provisionalfalse
track[{"utc":"2026-04-02T13:31:32.003040+00:00","mean_motion":15.27628014,"altitude_km":482.905,"eccentricity":0.00009303,"inclination_deg":43.0003},{"utc":"2026-04-03T19:20:28.991040+00:00","mean_motion":

Provenance

  • celestrak

Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/66600.json

STARLINK-35980 — Satellite Decay — TerraPulse