The Dexes / Satellite Orbital Decay / 68172
CelestialObjectDex · Satellite Orbital Decay
STARLINK-37031
68172 · 2026-04-03T12:43:49Z
Fixes
217
Observations
217
The record
Everything the slot carries, as measured. Series arrays are drawn above and listed here in full.
| Start UTCstart_utc | 2026-04-03T12:43:49.844928+00:00 |
|---|---|
| End UTCend_utc | 2026-08-23T08:29:29.471712+00:00 |
| Familyfamily | celestialdex |
| NORAD IDnorad_id | 68,172 |
| Object nameobject_name | STARLINK-37031 |
| Groupgroup | active |
| Eccentricity medianeccentricity_median | 0.000 |
| Inclination deg medianinclination_deg_median | 53.159 |
| Number of snapsn_snaps | 217 |
| Span (days)span_days | 141.823 |
| Mean motion firstmean_motion_first | 15.809 |
| Mean motion lastmean_motion_last | 15.344 |
| Delta mean motiondelta_mean_motion | -0.465 |
| Altitude first (km)altitude_first_km | 327.951 |
| Altitude last (km)altitude_last_km | 462.691 |
| Decay rate rev day2decay_rate_rev_day2 | -0.002 |
| Altitude decay km dayaltitude_decay_km_day | 0.579 |
| 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 | 2026-04-03T12:43:49.844928+00:00 |
| Last UTClast_utc | 2026-08-23T08:29:29.471712+00:00 |
| Last fix UTClast_fix_utc | 2026-08-23T08:29:29.471712+00:00 |
| Provisionalprovisional | false |
| Tracktrack | [{"utc":"2026-04-03T12:43:49.844928+00:00","mean_motion":15.8087994,"altitude_km":327.951,"eccentricity":0.00015115,"inclination_deg":53.1572},{"utc":"2026-04-04T05:25:12.656352+00:00","mean_motion":1 |
| Total sensor hitstotal_sensor_hits | 0 |
Provenance
- celestrak
Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/68172.json