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CelestialObjectDex · Satellite Orbital Decay

STARLINK-36874

67981 · 2026-04-03T13:13:25Z

Fixes
243
Observations
243
Altitude — track
243 measured points · 2026-04-032026-08-23
Mean motion — track
243 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_utc2026-04-03T13:13:25.357152+00:00
End UTCend_utc2026-08-23T17:49:03.391968+00:00
Familyfamilycelestialdex
NORAD IDnorad_id67,981
Object nameobject_nameSTARLINK-36874
Groupgroupactive
Eccentricity medianeccentricity_median0.000
Inclination deg medianinclination_deg_median97.284
Number of snapsn_snaps243
Span (days)span_days142.191
Mean motion firstmean_motion_first15.334
Mean motion lastmean_motion_last15.335
Delta mean motiondelta_mean_motion0.000
Altitude first (km)altitude_first_km465.634
Altitude last (km)altitude_last_km465.527
Decay rate rev day2decay_rate_rev_day20.000
Altitude decay km dayaltitude_decay_km_day-0.000
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_utc2026-04-03T13:13:25.357152+00:00
Last UTClast_utc2026-08-23T17:49:03.391968+00:00
Last fix UTClast_fix_utc2026-08-23T17:49:03.391968+00:00
Provisionalprovisionalfalse
Tracktrack[{"utc":"2026-04-03T13:13:25.357152+00:00","mean_motion":15.33414377,"altitude_km":465.634,"eccentricity":0.00020105,"inclination_deg":97.2839},{"utc":"2026-04-03T22:37:13.556928+00:00","mean_motion":
Total sensor hitstotal_sensor_hits0

Provenance

  • celestrak

Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/67981.json

STARLINK-36874 — Satellite Orbital Decay — TerraPulse