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CelestialObjectDex · Satellite Decay

STARLINK-38021

69725 · 2026-07-01T14:00:01Z

Fixes
71
Sensor hits
0
Observations
71
Altitude — track
71 measured points · 2026-07-012026-08-09
Mean motion — track
71 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_utc2026-08-09T20:00:01.999008+00:00
familycelestialdex
norad_id69,725
object_nameSTARLINK-38021
groupactive
eccentricity_median0.000
inclination_deg_median97.284
n_snaps71
span_days39.250
mean_motion_first16.027
mean_motion_last15.334
delta_mean_motion-0.693
altitude_first_km266.921
altitude_last_km465.532
decay_rate_rev_day2-0.016
altitude_decay_km_day4.547
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_utc2026-08-09T20:00:01.999008+00:00
last_fix_utc2026-08-09T20:00:01.999008+00:00
provisionalfalse
track[{"utc":"2026-07-01T14:00:01.999872+00:00","mean_motion":16.02708536,"altitude_km":266.921,"eccentricity":0.00007211,"inclination_deg":97.2828},{"utc":"2026-07-01T22:00:01.999584+00:00","mean_motion":

Provenance

  • celestrak

Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/69725.json

STARLINK-38021 — Satellite Decay — TerraPulse