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STARLINK-36870

67897 · 2026-04-03T13:34:04Z

Fixes
258
Observations
258
Altitude — track
258 measured points · 2026-04-032026-08-23
Mean motion — track
258 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_utc2026-04-03T13:34:04.510272+00:00
End UTCend_utc2026-08-23T18:15:41.265792+00:00
Familyfamilycelestialdex
NORAD IDnorad_id67,897
Object nameobject_nameSTARLINK-36870
Groupgroupactive
Eccentricity medianeccentricity_median0.000
Inclination deg medianinclination_deg_median97.285
Number of snapsn_snaps258
Span (days)span_days142.196
Mean motion firstmean_motion_first15.752
Mean motion lastmean_motion_last15.334
Delta mean motiondelta_mean_motion-0.418
Altitude first (km)altitude_first_km344.007
Altitude last (km)altitude_last_km465.534
Decay rate rev day2decay_rate_rev_day2-0.001
Altitude decay km dayaltitude_decay_km_day0.337
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_utc2026-04-03T13:34:04.510272+00:00
Last UTClast_utc2026-08-23T18:15:41.265792+00:00
Last fix UTClast_fix_utc2026-08-23T18:15:41.265792+00:00
Provisionalprovisionalfalse
Tracktrack[{"utc":"2026-04-03T13:34:04.510272+00:00","mean_motion":15.7521921,"altitude_km":344.007,"eccentricity":0.00015819,"inclination_deg":97.2883},{"utc":"2026-04-03T18:08:31.069824+00:00","mean_motion":1
Total sensor hitstotal_sensor_hits0

Provenance

  • celestrak

Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/67897.json

STARLINK-36870 — Satellite Orbital Decay — TerraPulse