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CelestialObjectDex · Satellite Orbital Decay

STARLINK-36882

67980 · 2026-04-03T13:25:41Z

Fixes
250
Observations
250
Altitude — track
250 measured points · 2026-04-032026-08-23
Mean motion — track
250 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_utc2026-04-03T13:25:41.812608+00:00
End UTCend_utc2026-08-23T22:38:47.482368+00:00
Familyfamilycelestialdex
NORAD IDnorad_id67,980
Object nameobject_nameSTARLINK-36882
Groupgroupactive
Eccentricity medianeccentricity_median0.000
Inclination deg medianinclination_deg_median97.284
Number of snapsn_snaps250
Span (days)span_days142.384
Mean motion firstmean_motion_first15.343
Mean motion lastmean_motion_last15.334
Delta mean motiondelta_mean_motion-0.008
Altitude first (km)altitude_first_km463.058
Altitude last (km)altitude_last_km465.529
Decay rate rev day2decay_rate_rev_day2-0.000
Altitude decay km dayaltitude_decay_km_day0.004
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_utc2026-04-03T13:25:41.812608+00:00
Last UTClast_utc2026-08-23T22:38:47.482368+00:00
Last fix UTClast_fix_utc2026-08-23T22:38:47.482368+00:00
Provisionalprovisionalfalse
Tracktrack[{"utc":"2026-04-03T13:25:41.812608+00:00","mean_motion":15.34280744,"altitude_km":463.058,"eccentricity":0.00008634,"inclination_deg":97.2831},{"utc":"2026-04-04T00:23:07.119168+00:00","mean_motion":
Total sensor hitstotal_sensor_hits0

Provenance

  • celestrak

Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/67980.json

STARLINK-36882 — Satellite Orbital Decay — TerraPulse