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STARLINK-37074

68073 · 2026-04-03T13:31:20Z

Fixes
206
Observations
206
Altitude — track
206 measured points · 2026-04-032026-08-23
Mean motion — track
206 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_utc2026-04-03T13:31:20.714016+00:00
End UTCend_utc2026-08-23T23:05:11.498496+00:00
Familyfamilycelestialdex
NORAD IDnorad_id68,073
Object nameobject_nameSTARLINK-37074
Groupgroupactive
Eccentricity medianeccentricity_median0.000
Inclination deg medianinclination_deg_median53.159
Number of snapsn_snaps206
Span (days)span_days142.399
Mean motion firstmean_motion_first15.752
Mean motion lastmean_motion_last15.344
Delta mean motiondelta_mean_motion-0.408
Altitude first (km)altitude_first_km344.140
Altitude last (km)altitude_last_km462.638
Decay rate rev day2decay_rate_rev_day2-0.002
Altitude decay km dayaltitude_decay_km_day0.548
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_utc2026-04-03T13:31:20.714016+00:00
Last UTClast_utc2026-08-23T23:05:11.498496+00:00
Last fix UTClast_fix_utc2026-08-23T23:05:11.498496+00:00
Provisionalprovisionalfalse
Tracktrack[{"utc":"2026-04-03T13:31:20.714016+00:00","mean_motion":15.75172502,"altitude_km":344.14,"eccentricity":0.00012946,"inclination_deg":53.1573},{"utc":"2026-04-04T04:44:57.319296+00:00","mean_motion":1
Total sensor hitstotal_sensor_hits0

Provenance

  • celestrak

Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/68073.json

STARLINK-37074 — Satellite Orbital Decay — TerraPulse