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CelestialObjectDex · Satellite Orbital Decay

STARLINK-36898

68002 · 2026-04-03T11:53:11Z

Fixes
197
Observations
197
Altitude — track
197 measured points · 2026-04-032026-08-23
Mean motion — track
197 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_utc2026-04-03T11:53:11.143104+00:00
End UTCend_utc2026-08-23T21:45:59.349024+00:00
Familyfamilycelestialdex
NORAD IDnorad_id68,002
Object nameobject_nameSTARLINK-36898
Groupgroupactive
Eccentricity medianeccentricity_median0.000
Inclination deg medianinclination_deg_median43.002
Number of snapsn_snaps197
Span (days)span_days142.412
Mean motion firstmean_motion_first15.276
Mean motion lastmean_motion_last15.276
Delta mean motiondelta_mean_motion-0.000
Altitude first (km)altitude_first_km482.924
Altitude last (km)altitude_last_km482.968
Decay rate rev day2decay_rate_rev_day2-0.000
Altitude decay km dayaltitude_decay_km_day0.000
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_utc2026-04-03T11:53:11.143104+00:00
Last UTClast_utc2026-08-23T21:45:59.349024+00:00
Last fix UTClast_fix_utc2026-08-23T21:45:59.349024+00:00
Provisionalprovisionalfalse
Tracktrack[{"utc":"2026-04-03T11:53:11.143104+00:00","mean_motion":15.27621742,"altitude_km":482.924,"eccentricity":0.00051871,"inclination_deg":43.0014},{"utc":"2026-04-03T18:09:48.263904+00:00","mean_motion":
Total sensor hitstotal_sensor_hits0

Provenance

  • celestrak

Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/68002.json

STARLINK-36898 — Satellite Orbital Decay — TerraPulse