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STARLINK-3143

49738 · 2026-04-03T12:55:02Z

Fixes
198
Observations
198
Altitude — track
198 measured points · 2026-04-032026-08-22
Mean motion — track
198 measured points · 2026-04-032026-08-22

The record

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

Start UTCstart_utc2026-04-03T12:55:02.069760+00:00
End UTCend_utc2026-08-22T23:18:14.706720+00:00
Familyfamilycelestialdex
NORAD IDnorad_id49,738
Object nameobject_nameSTARLINK-3143
Groupgroupactive
Eccentricity medianeccentricity_median0.000
Inclination deg medianinclination_deg_median53.216
Number of snapsn_snaps198
Span (days)span_days141.433
Mean motion firstmean_motion_first15.088
Mean motion lastmean_motion_last15.130
Delta mean motiondelta_mean_motion0.041
Altitude first (km)altitude_first_km539.784
Altitude last (km)altitude_last_km527.190
Decay rate rev day2decay_rate_rev_day20.000
Altitude decay km dayaltitude_decay_km_day-0.096
Decay notedecay_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 UTCfirst_utc2026-04-03T12:55:02.069760+00:00
Last UTClast_utc2026-08-22T23:18:14.706720+00:00
Last fix UTClast_fix_utc2026-08-22T23:18:14.706720+00:00
Provisionalprovisionalfalse
Tracktrack[{"utc":"2026-04-03T12:55:02.069760+00:00","mean_motion":15.08826838,"altitude_km":539.784,"eccentricity":0.00014462,"inclination_deg":53.218},{"utc":"2026-04-03T19:16:34.728672+00:00","mean_motion":1
Total sensor hitstotal_sensor_hits0

Provenance

  • celestrak

Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/49738.json

STARLINK-3143 — Satellite Orbital Decay — TerraPulse