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CelestialObjectDex · Satellite Orbital Decay

STARLINK-36842

67884 · 2026-04-03T12:46:17Z

Fixes
250
Observations
250
Altitude — track
250 measured points · 2026-04-032026-08-22
Mean motion — track
250 measured points · 2026-04-032026-08-22

The record

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

Start UTCstart_utc2026-04-03T12:46:17.888736+00:00
End UTCend_utc2026-08-22T19:40:59.143872+00:00
Familyfamilycelestialdex
NORAD IDnorad_id67,884
Object nameobject_nameSTARLINK-36842
Groupgroupactive
Eccentricity medianeccentricity_median0.000
Inclination deg medianinclination_deg_median97.285
Number of snapsn_snaps250
Span (days)span_days141.288
Mean motion firstmean_motion_first15.752
Mean motion lastmean_motion_last15.335
Delta mean motiondelta_mean_motion-0.418
Altitude first (km)altitude_first_km343.988
Altitude last (km)altitude_last_km465.507
Decay rate rev day2decay_rate_rev_day2-0.001
Altitude decay km dayaltitude_decay_km_day0.309
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_utc2026-04-03T12:46:17.888736+00:00
Last UTClast_utc2026-08-22T19:40:59.143872+00:00
Last fix UTClast_fix_utc2026-08-22T19:40:59.143872+00:00
Provisionalprovisionalfalse
Tracktrack[{"utc":"2026-04-03T12:46:17.888736+00:00","mean_motion":15.75226161,"altitude_km":343.988,"eccentricity":0.0002191,"inclination_deg":97.2878},{"utc":"2026-04-03T18:52:13.194912+00:00","mean_motion":1
Total sensor hitstotal_sensor_hits0

Provenance

  • celestrak

Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/67884.json

STARLINK-36842 — Satellite Orbital Decay — TerraPulse