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STARLINK-37603

69846 · 2026-07-09T16:00:01Z

Fixes
67
Sensor hits
0
Observations
67
Altitude — track
67 measured points · 2026-07-092026-08-09
Mean motion — track
67 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_utc2026-07-09T16:00:01.998720+00:00
end_utc2026-08-09T20:00:01.999008+00:00
familycelestialdex
norad_id69,846
object_nameSTARLINK-37603
groupactive
eccentricity_median0.000
inclination_deg_median53.159
n_snaps67
span_days31.167
mean_motion_first16.107
mean_motion_last15.353
delta_mean_motion-0.753
altitude_first_km245.008
altitude_last_km459.892
decay_rate_rev_day2-0.022
altitude_decay_km_day6.240
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_utc2026-07-09T16:00:01.998720+00:00
last_utc2026-08-09T20:00:01.999008+00:00
last_fix_utc2026-08-09T20:00:01.999008+00:00
provisionalfalse
track[{"utc":"2026-07-09T16:00:01.998720+00:00","mean_motion":16.10669117,"altitude_km":245.008,"eccentricity":0.0001063,"inclination_deg":53.1592},{"utc":"2026-07-10T06:00:02.000160+00:00","mean_motion":1

Provenance

  • celestrak

Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/69846.json

STARLINK-37603 — Satellite Decay — TerraPulse