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CelestialObjectDex · Satellite Orbital Decay

STARLINK-35972

66638 · 2026-04-03T12:19:00Z

Fixes
205
Observations
205
Altitude — track
205 measured points · 2026-04-032026-08-23
Mean motion — track
205 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_utc2026-04-03T12:19:00.490368+00:00
End UTCend_utc2026-08-23T14:47:02.895072+00:00
Familyfamilycelestialdex
NORAD IDnorad_id66,638
Object nameobject_nameSTARLINK-35972
Groupgroupactive
Eccentricity medianeccentricity_median0.000
Inclination deg medianinclination_deg_median53.159
Number of snapsn_snaps205
Span (days)span_days142.103
Mean motion firstmean_motion_first15.302
Mean motion lastmean_motion_last15.344
Delta mean motiondelta_mean_motion0.042
Altitude first (km)altitude_first_km475.248
Altitude last (km)altitude_last_km462.697
Decay rate rev day2decay_rate_rev_day20.000
Altitude decay km dayaltitude_decay_km_day-0.089
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_utc2026-04-03T12:19:00.490368+00:00
Last UTClast_utc2026-08-23T14:47:02.895072+00:00
Last fix UTClast_fix_utc2026-08-23T14:47:02.895072+00:00
Provisionalprovisionalfalse
Tracktrack[{"utc":"2026-04-03T12:19:00.490368+00:00","mean_motion":15.30188805,"altitude_km":475.248,"eccentricity":0.0003048,"inclination_deg":53.1614},{"utc":"2026-04-04T05:33:35.844768+00:00","mean_motion":1
Total sensor hitstotal_sensor_hits0

Provenance

  • celestrak

Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/66638.json

STARLINK-35972 — Satellite Orbital Decay — TerraPulse