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STARLINK-35940

66617 · 2026-04-03T12:02:17Z

Fixes
204
Observations
204
Altitude — track
204 measured points · 2026-04-032026-08-23
Mean motion — track
204 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_utc2026-04-03T12:02:17.270592+00:00
End UTCend_utc2026-08-23T21:08:17.265696+00:00
Familyfamilycelestialdex
NORAD IDnorad_id66,617
Object nameobject_nameSTARLINK-35940
Groupgroupactive
Eccentricity medianeccentricity_median0.000
Inclination deg medianinclination_deg_median53.159
Number of snapsn_snaps204
Span (days)span_days142.379
Mean motion firstmean_motion_first15.302
Mean motion lastmean_motion_last15.344
Delta mean motiondelta_mean_motion0.042
Altitude first (km)altitude_first_km475.229
Altitude last (km)altitude_last_km462.680
Decay rate rev day2decay_rate_rev_day20.000
Altitude decay km dayaltitude_decay_km_day-0.082
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_utc2026-04-03T12:02:17.270592+00:00
Last UTClast_utc2026-08-23T21:08:17.265696+00:00
Last fix UTClast_fix_utc2026-08-23T21:08:17.265696+00:00
Provisionalprovisionalfalse
Tracktrack[{"utc":"2026-04-03T12:02:17.270592+00:00","mean_motion":15.30195427,"altitude_km":475.229,"eccentricity":0.00025075,"inclination_deg":53.1597},{"utc":"2026-04-04T00:34:43.605984+00:00","mean_motion":
Total sensor hitstotal_sensor_hits0

Provenance

  • celestrak

Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/66617.json

STARLINK-35940 — Satellite Orbital Decay — TerraPulse