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STARLINK-36218

69968 · 2026-07-14T22:00:03Z

Fixes
50
Sensor hits
0
Observations
50
Altitude — track
50 measured points · 2026-07-142026-08-09
Mean motion — track
50 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_id69,968
object_nameSTARLINK-36218
groupactive
eccentricity_median0.000
inclination_deg_median53.159
n_snaps50
span_days25.917
mean_motion_first16.006
mean_motion_last15.464
delta_mean_motion-0.542
altitude_first_km272.831
altitude_last_km427.414
decay_rate_rev_day2-0.018
altitude_decay_km_day5.165
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":16.00572926,"altitude_km":272.831,"eccentricity":0.00007308,"inclination_deg":53.1594},{"utc":"2026-07-15T04:00:03.000096+00:00","mean_motion":

Provenance

  • celestrak

Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/69968.json

STARLINK-36218 — Satellite Decay — TerraPulse