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STARLINK-37587

69837 · 2026-07-09T20:00:01Z

Fixes
65
Sensor hits
0
Observations
65
Altitude — track
65 measured points · 2026-07-092026-08-09
Mean motion — track
65 measured points · 2026-07-092026-08-09

The record

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

start_utc2026-07-09T20:00:01.999008+00:00
end_utc2026-08-09T19:56:25.956672+00:00
familycelestialdex
norad_id69,837
object_nameSTARLINK-37587
groupactive
eccentricity_median0.000
inclination_deg_median53.159
n_snaps65
span_days30.997
mean_motion_first16.040
mean_motion_last15.493
delta_mean_motion-0.546
altitude_first_km263.429
altitude_last_km418.681
decay_rate_rev_day2-0.019
altitude_decay_km_day5.285
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_utc2026-07-09T20:00:01.999008+00:00
last_utc2026-08-09T19:56:25.956672+00:00
last_fix_utc2026-08-09T19:56:25.956672+00:00
provisionalfalse
track[{"utc":"2026-07-09T20:00:01.999008+00:00","mean_motion":16.03972872,"altitude_km":263.429,"eccentricity":0.0001042,"inclination_deg":53.1595},{"utc":"2026-07-10T06:00:02.000160+00:00","mean_motion":1

Provenance

  • celestrak

Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/69837.json

STARLINK-37587 — Satellite Decay — TerraPulse