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CelestialObjectDex · Satellite Orbital Decay

STARLINK-36274

68251 · 2026-04-03T13:00:56Z

Fixes
223
Observations
223
Altitude — track
223 measured points · 2026-04-032026-08-22
Mean motion — track
223 measured points · 2026-04-032026-08-22

The record

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

Start UTCstart_utc2026-04-03T13:00:56.271744+00:00
End UTCend_utc2026-08-22T08:29:35.821248+00:00
Familyfamilycelestialdex
NORAD IDnorad_id68,251
Object nameobject_nameSTARLINK-36274
Groupgroupactive
Eccentricity medianeccentricity_median0.000
Inclination deg medianinclination_deg_median53.159
Number of snapsn_snaps223
Span (days)span_days140.812
Mean motion firstmean_motion_first15.752
Mean motion lastmean_motion_last15.344
Delta mean motiondelta_mean_motion-0.408
Altitude first (km)altitude_first_km344.009
Altitude last (km)altitude_last_km462.714
Decay rate rev day2decay_rate_rev_day2-0.002
Altitude decay km dayaltitude_decay_km_day0.639
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_utc2026-04-03T13:00:56.271744+00:00
Last UTClast_utc2026-08-22T08:29:35.821248+00:00
Last fix UTClast_fix_utc2026-08-22T08:29:35.821248+00:00
Provisionalprovisionalfalse
Tracktrack[{"utc":"2026-04-03T13:00:56.271744+00:00","mean_motion":15.75218794,"altitude_km":344.009,"eccentricity":0.00014259,"inclination_deg":53.1592},{"utc":"2026-04-03T16:03:40.266720+00:00","mean_motion":
Total sensor hitstotal_sensor_hits0

Provenance

  • celestrak

Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/68251.json

STARLINK-36274 — Satellite Orbital Decay — TerraPulse