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STARLINK-36181

68047 · 2026-04-02T03:09:15Z

Fixes
195
Sensor hits
0
Observations
195
Altitude — track
195 measured points · 2026-04-022026-08-09
Mean motion — track
195 measured points · 2026-04-022026-08-09

The record

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

start_utc2026-04-02T03:09:15.171840+00:00
end_utc2026-08-09T20:47:34.660896+00:00
familycelestialdex
norad_id68,047
object_nameSTARLINK-36181
groupactive
eccentricity_median0.000
inclination_deg_median53.159
n_snaps195
span_days129.735
mean_motion_first15.754
mean_motion_last15.344
delta_mean_motion-0.409
altitude_first_km343.624
altitude_last_km462.658
decay_rate_rev_day2-0.001
altitude_decay_km_day0.345
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_utc2026-04-02T03:09:15.171840+00:00
last_utc2026-08-09T20:47:34.660896+00:00
last_fix_utc2026-08-09T20:47:34.660896+00:00
provisionalfalse
track[{"utc":"2026-04-02T03:09:15.171840+00:00","mean_motion":15.75353873,"altitude_km":343.624,"eccentricity":0.00006208,"inclination_deg":53.1578},{"utc":"2026-04-04T03:52:50.830752+00:00","mean_motion":

Provenance

  • celestrak

Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/68047.json

STARLINK-36181 — Satellite Decay — TerraPulse