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CelestialObjectDex · Satellite Decay

STARLINK-35881

66830 · 2026-04-02T22:27:48Z

Fixes
225
Observations
225
Altitude — track
225 measured points · 2026-04-022026-08-09
Mean motion — track
225 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_utc2026-04-02T22:27:48.382560+00:00
end_utc2026-08-09T15:34:34.032864+00:00
familycelestialdex
norad_id66,830
object_nameSTARLINK-35881
groupactive
eccentricity_median0.000
inclination_deg_median70.002
n_snaps225
span_days128.713
mean_motion_first14.980
mean_motion_last14.983
delta_mean_motion0.004
altitude_first_km573.174
altitude_last_km572.031
decay_rate_rev_day20.000
altitude_decay_km_day-0.001
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_utc2026-04-02T22:27:48.382560+00:00
last_utc2026-08-09T15:34:34.032864+00:00
last_fix_utc2026-08-09T15:34:34.032864+00:00
provisionalfalse
track[{"utc":"2026-04-02T22:27:48.382560+00:00","mean_motion":14.9796849,"altitude_km":573.174,"eccentricity":0.00007439,"inclination_deg":70.0013},{"utc":"2026-04-04T20:55:25.735296+00:00","mean_motion":1
total_sensor_hits0

Provenance

  • celestrak

Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/66830.json

STARLINK-35881 — Satellite Decay — TerraPulse