The Dexes / Satellite Orbital Decay / 68078
CelestialObjectDex · Satellite Orbital Decay
STARLINK-36973
68078 · 2026-04-03T13:31:48Z
Fixes
201
Observations
201
The record
Everything the slot carries, as measured. Series arrays are drawn above and listed here in full.
| Start UTCstart_utc | 2026-04-03T13:31:48.796608+00:00 |
|---|---|
| End UTCend_utc | 2026-08-22T23:35:13.729920+00:00 |
| Familyfamily | celestialdex |
| NORAD IDnorad_id | 68,078 |
| Object nameobject_name | STARLINK-36973 |
| Groupgroup | active |
| Eccentricity medianeccentricity_median | 0.000 |
| Inclination deg medianinclination_deg_median | 53.159 |
| Number of snapsn_snaps | 201 |
| Span (days)span_days | 141.419 |
| Mean motion firstmean_motion_first | 15.753 |
| Mean motion lastmean_motion_last | 15.344 |
| Delta mean motiondelta_mean_motion | -0.409 |
| Altitude first (km)altitude_first_km | 343.795 |
| Altitude last (km)altitude_last_km | 462.719 |
| Decay rate rev day2decay_rate_rev_day2 | -0.002 |
| Altitude decay km dayaltitude_decay_km_day | 0.563 |
| Decay notedecay_note | mean_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_utc | 2026-04-03T13:31:48.796608+00:00 |
| Last UTClast_utc | 2026-08-22T23:35:13.729920+00:00 |
| Last fix UTClast_fix_utc | 2026-08-22T23:35:13.729920+00:00 |
| Provisionalprovisional | false |
| Tracktrack | [{"utc":"2026-04-03T13:31:48.796608+00:00","mean_motion":15.75293863,"altitude_km":343.795,"eccentricity":0.00030867,"inclination_deg":53.158},{"utc":"2026-04-04T04:45:26.138880+00:00","mean_motion":1 |
| Total sensor hitstotal_sensor_hits | 0 |
Provenance
- celestrak
Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/68078.json