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STARLINK-37972

69708 · 2026-07-01T14:00:01Z

Fixes
72
Sensor hits
0
Observations
72
Altitude — track
72 measured points · 2026-07-012026-08-09
Mean motion — track
72 measured points · 2026-07-012026-08-09

The record

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

start_utc2026-07-01T14:00:01.999872+00:00
end_utc2026-08-09T16:39:34.834752+00:00
familycelestialdex
norad_id69,708
object_nameSTARLINK-37972
groupactive
eccentricity_median0.000
inclination_deg_median97.284
n_snaps72
span_days39.111
mean_motion_first16.006
mean_motion_last15.334
delta_mean_motion-0.671
altitude_first_km272.850
altitude_last_km465.539
decay_rate_rev_day2-0.017
altitude_decay_km_day5.016
decay_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_utc2026-07-01T14:00:01.999872+00:00
last_utc2026-08-09T16:39:34.834752+00:00
last_fix_utc2026-08-09T16:39:34.834752+00:00
provisionalfalse
track[{"utc":"2026-07-01T14:00:01.999872+00:00","mean_motion":16.00566124,"altitude_km":272.85,"eccentricity":0.00005746,"inclination_deg":97.2834},{"utc":"2026-07-01T22:00:01.999584+00:00","mean_motion":1

Provenance

  • celestrak

Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/69708.json

STARLINK-37972 — Satellite Decay — TerraPulse