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CelestialObjectDex · Satellite Orbital Decay

STARLINK-36818

67879 · 2026-04-03T12:54:25Z

Fixes
244
Observations
244
Altitude — track
244 measured points · 2026-04-032026-08-23
Mean motion — track
244 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_utc2026-04-03T12:54:25.805952+00:00
End UTCend_utc2026-08-23T06:46:35.384736+00:00
Familyfamilycelestialdex
NORAD IDnorad_id67,879
Object nameobject_nameSTARLINK-36818
Groupgroupactive
Eccentricity medianeccentricity_median0.000
Inclination deg medianinclination_deg_median97.284
Number of snapsn_snaps244
Span (days)span_days141.745
Mean motion firstmean_motion_first15.752
Mean motion lastmean_motion_last15.335
Delta mean motiondelta_mean_motion-0.417
Altitude first (km)altitude_first_km344.063
Altitude last (km)altitude_last_km465.514
Decay rate rev day2decay_rate_rev_day2-0.001
Altitude decay km dayaltitude_decay_km_day0.324
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_utc2026-04-03T12:54:25.805952+00:00
Last UTClast_utc2026-08-23T06:46:35.384736+00:00
Last fix UTClast_fix_utc2026-08-23T06:46:35.384736+00:00
Provisionalprovisionalfalse
Tracktrack[{"utc":"2026-04-03T12:54:25.805952+00:00","mean_motion":15.75199856,"altitude_km":344.063,"eccentricity":0.00028193,"inclination_deg":97.2863},{"utc":"2026-04-03T19:00:21.189024+00:00","mean_motion":
Total sensor hitstotal_sensor_hits0

Provenance

  • celestrak

Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/67879.json

STARLINK-36818 — Satellite Orbital Decay — TerraPulse