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STARLINK-36888

68004 · 2026-04-03T12:11:31Z

Fixes
194
Observations
194
Altitude — track
194 measured points · 2026-04-032026-08-23
Mean motion — track
194 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_utc2026-04-03T12:11:31.946496+00:00
End UTCend_utc2026-08-23T14:00:46.314432+00:00
Familyfamilycelestialdex
NORAD IDnorad_id68,004
Object nameobject_nameSTARLINK-36888
Groupgroupactive
Eccentricity medianeccentricity_median0.000
Inclination deg medianinclination_deg_median43.001
Number of snapsn_snaps194
Span (days)span_days142.076
Mean motion firstmean_motion_first15.284
Mean motion lastmean_motion_last15.276
Delta mean motiondelta_mean_motion-0.009
Altitude first (km)altitude_first_km480.468
Altitude last (km)altitude_last_km483.032
Decay rate rev day2decay_rate_rev_day2-0.000
Altitude decay km dayaltitude_decay_km_day0.011
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_utc2026-04-03T12:11:31.946496+00:00
Last UTClast_utc2026-08-23T14:00:46.314432+00:00
Last fix UTClast_fix_utc2026-08-23T14:00:46.314432+00:00
Provisionalprovisionalfalse
Tracktrack[{"utc":"2026-04-03T12:11:31.946496+00:00","mean_motion":15.28442418,"altitude_km":480.468,"eccentricity":0.00007714,"inclination_deg":42.9987},{"utc":"2026-04-03T20:02:03.142176+00:00","mean_motion":
Total sensor hitstotal_sensor_hits0

Provenance

  • celestrak

Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/68004.json

STARLINK-36888 — Satellite Orbital Decay — TerraPulse