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CelestialObjectDex · Satellite Orbital Decay

STARLINK-36745

68257 · 2026-04-03T12:47:51Z

Fixes
204
Observations
204
Altitude — track
204 measured points · 2026-04-032026-08-23
Mean motion — track
204 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_utc2026-04-03T12:47:51.442656+00:00
End UTCend_utc2026-08-23T17:13:55.990560+00:00
Familyfamilycelestialdex
NORAD IDnorad_id68,257
Object nameobject_nameSTARLINK-36745
Groupgroupactive
Eccentricity medianeccentricity_median0.000
Inclination deg medianinclination_deg_median53.159
Number of snapsn_snaps204
Span (days)span_days142.185
Mean motion firstmean_motion_first15.752
Mean motion lastmean_motion_last15.344
Delta mean motiondelta_mean_motion-0.408
Altitude first (km)altitude_first_km343.932
Altitude last (km)altitude_last_km462.676
Decay rate rev day2decay_rate_rev_day2-0.003
Altitude decay km dayaltitude_decay_km_day1.000
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_utc2026-04-03T12:47:51.442656+00:00
Last UTClast_utc2026-08-23T17:13:55.990560+00:00
Last fix UTClast_fix_utc2026-08-23T17:13:55.990560+00:00
Provisionalprovisionalfalse
Tracktrack[{"utc":"2026-04-03T12:47:51.442656+00:00","mean_motion":15.75245752,"altitude_km":343.932,"eccentricity":0.0001318,"inclination_deg":53.1591},{"utc":"2026-04-04T05:32:50.496864+00:00","mean_motion":1
Total sensor hitstotal_sensor_hits0

Provenance

  • celestrak

Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/68257.json

STARLINK-36745 — Satellite Orbital Decay — TerraPulse