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STARLINK-35926

66642 · 2026-04-01T00:40:23Z

Fixes
177
Sensor hits
0
Observations
177
Altitude — track
177 measured points · 2026-04-012026-08-09
Mean motion — track
177 measured points · 2026-04-012026-08-09

The record

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

start_utc2026-04-01T00:40:23.323008+00:00
end_utc2026-08-09T19:40:30.417600+00:00
familycelestialdex
norad_id66,642
object_nameSTARLINK-35926
groupactive
eccentricity_median0.000
inclination_deg_median53.159
n_snaps177
span_days130.792
mean_motion_first15.303
mean_motion_last15.344
delta_mean_motion0.041
altitude_first_km474.876
altitude_last_km462.624
decay_rate_rev_day20.000
altitude_decay_km_day-0.048
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_utc2026-04-01T00:40:23.323008+00:00
last_utc2026-08-09T19:40:30.417600+00:00
last_fix_utc2026-08-09T19:40:30.417600+00:00
provisionalfalse
track[{"utc":"2026-04-01T00:40:23.323008+00:00","mean_motion":15.30313571,"altitude_km":474.876,"eccentricity":0.00010559,"inclination_deg":53.1632},{"utc":"2026-04-04T05:29:01.802976+00:00","mean_motion":

Provenance

  • celestrak

Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/66642.json

STARLINK-35926 — Satellite Decay — TerraPulse