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CelestialObjectDex · Satellite Orbital Decay

STARLINK-36323

68259 · 2026-04-03T12:26:51Z

Fixes
235
Observations
235
Altitude — track
235 measured points · 2026-04-032026-08-23
Mean motion — track
235 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_utc2026-04-03T12:26:51.346176+00:00
End UTCend_utc2026-08-23T16:49:42.408192+00:00
Familyfamilycelestialdex
NORAD IDnorad_id68,259
Object nameobject_nameSTARLINK-36323
Groupgroupactive
Eccentricity medianeccentricity_median0.000
Inclination deg medianinclination_deg_median53.159
Number of snapsn_snaps235
Span (days)span_days142.183
Mean motion firstmean_motion_first15.808
Mean motion lastmean_motion_last15.344
Delta mean motiondelta_mean_motion-0.464
Altitude first (km)altitude_first_km328.042
Altitude last (km)altitude_last_km462.590
Decay rate rev day2decay_rate_rev_day2-0.002
Altitude decay km dayaltitude_decay_km_day0.700
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_utc2026-04-03T12:26:51.346176+00:00
Last UTClast_utc2026-08-23T16:49:42.408192+00:00
Last fix UTClast_fix_utc2026-08-23T16:49:42.408192+00:00
Provisionalprovisionalfalse
Tracktrack[{"utc":"2026-04-03T12:26:51.346176+00:00","mean_motion":15.80847692,"altitude_km":328.042,"eccentricity":0.00015291,"inclination_deg":53.1592},{"utc":"2026-04-04T06:39:28.886688+00:00","mean_motion":
Total sensor hitstotal_sensor_hits0

Provenance

  • celestrak

Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/68259.json

STARLINK-36323 — Satellite Orbital Decay — TerraPulse