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STARLINK-37901

69960 · 2026-07-14T22:00:03Z

Fixes
51
Sensor hits
0
Observations
51
Altitude — track
51 measured points · 2026-07-142026-08-09
Mean motion — track
51 measured points · 2026-07-142026-08-09

The record

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

start_utc2026-07-14T22:00:03.000096+00:00
end_utc2026-08-09T20:00:01.999008+00:00
familycelestialdex
norad_id69,960
object_nameSTARLINK-37901
groupactive
eccentricity_median0.000
inclination_deg_median53.159
n_snaps51
span_days25.917
mean_motion_first15.984
mean_motion_last15.354
delta_mean_motion-0.630
altitude_first_km278.891
altitude_last_km459.823
decay_rate_rev_day2-0.019
altitude_decay_km_day5.472
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_utc2026-07-14T22:00:03.000096+00:00
last_utc2026-08-09T20:00:01.999008+00:00
last_fix_utc2026-08-09T20:00:01.999008+00:00
provisionalfalse
track[{"utc":"2026-07-14T22:00:03.000096+00:00","mean_motion":15.98387739,"altitude_km":278.891,"eccentricity":0.00010251,"inclination_deg":53.1599},{"utc":"2026-07-15T04:00:03.000096+00:00","mean_motion":

Provenance

  • celestrak

Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/69960.json

STARLINK-37901 — Satellite Decay — TerraPulse