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CelestialObjectDex · Satellite Orbital Decay

STARLINK-37013

68162 · 2026-04-03T12:37:30Z

Fixes
241
Observations
241
Altitude — track
241 measured points · 2026-04-032026-08-23
Mean motion — track
241 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_utc2026-04-03T12:37:30.320832+00:00
End UTCend_utc2026-08-23T12:40:22.266336+00:00
Familyfamilycelestialdex
NORAD IDnorad_id68,162
Object nameobject_nameSTARLINK-37013
Groupgroupactive
Eccentricity medianeccentricity_median0.000
Inclination deg medianinclination_deg_median97.284
Number of snapsn_snaps241
Span (days)span_days142.002
Mean motion firstmean_motion_first15.808
Mean motion lastmean_motion_last15.335
Delta mean motiondelta_mean_motion-0.473
Altitude first (km)altitude_first_km328.219
Altitude last (km)altitude_last_km465.510
Decay rate rev day2decay_rate_rev_day2-0.003
Altitude decay km dayaltitude_decay_km_day0.826
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_utc2026-04-03T12:37:30.320832+00:00
Last UTClast_utc2026-08-23T12:40:22.266336+00:00
Last fix UTClast_fix_utc2026-08-23T12:40:22.266336+00:00
Provisionalprovisionalfalse
Tracktrack[{"utc":"2026-04-03T12:37:30.320832+00:00","mean_motion":15.80785279,"altitude_km":328.219,"eccentricity":0.00016706,"inclination_deg":97.2846},{"utc":"2026-04-03T20:13:17.342976+00:00","mean_motion":
Total sensor hitstotal_sensor_hits0

Provenance

  • celestrak

Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/68162.json

STARLINK-37013 — Satellite Orbital Decay — TerraPulse