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STARLINK-36858

68021 · 2026-03-29T22:40:50Z

Fixes
192
Sensor hits
0
Observations
192
Altitude — track
192 measured points · 2026-03-292026-08-09
Mean motion — track
192 measured points · 2026-03-292026-08-09

The record

Everything the slot carries, as measured. Series arrays are drawn above and listed here in full.

start_utc2026-03-29T22:40:50.654208+00:00
end_utc2026-08-09T20:27:03.154176+00:00
familycelestialdex
norad_id68,021
object_nameSTARLINK-36858
groupactive
eccentricity_median0.000
inclination_deg_median97.284
n_snaps192
span_days132.907
mean_motion_first15.661
mean_motion_last15.334
delta_mean_motion-0.327
altitude_first_km369.945
altitude_last_km465.549
decay_rate_rev_day2-0.000
altitude_decay_km_day0.032
decay_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_utc2026-03-29T22:40:50.654208+00:00
last_utc2026-08-09T20:27:03.154176+00:00
last_fix_utc2026-08-09T20:27:03.154176+00:00
provisionalfalse
track[{"utc":"2026-03-29T22:40:50.654208+00:00","mean_motion":15.66146009,"altitude_km":369.945,"eccentricity":0.00031931,"inclination_deg":97.285},{"utc":"2026-04-14T04:43:16.747104+00:00","mean_motion":1

Provenance

  • celestrak

Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/68021.json

STARLINK-36858 — Satellite Decay — TerraPulse