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STARLINK-3202

49742 · 2026-04-03T12:53:37Z

Fixes
221
Observations
221
Altitude — track
221 measured points · 2026-04-032026-08-23
Mean motion — track
221 measured points · 2026-04-032026-08-23

The record

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

Start UTCstart_utc2026-04-03T12:53:37.085856+00:00
End UTCend_utc2026-08-23T09:33:54.739872+00:00
Familyfamilycelestialdex
NORAD IDnorad_id49,742
Object nameobject_nameSTARLINK-3202
Groupgroupactive
Eccentricity medianeccentricity_median0.000
Inclination deg medianinclination_deg_median53.161
Number of snapsn_snaps221
Span (days)span_days141.861
Mean motion firstmean_motion_first15.088
Mean motion lastmean_motion_last15.354
Delta mean motiondelta_mean_motion0.266
Altitude first (km)altitude_first_km539.754
Altitude last (km)altitude_last_km459.681
Decay rate rev day2decay_rate_rev_day20.002
Altitude decay km dayaltitude_decay_km_day-0.650
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_utc2026-04-03T12:53:37.085856+00:00
Last UTClast_utc2026-08-23T09:33:54.739872+00:00
Last fix UTClast_fix_utc2026-08-23T09:33:54.739872+00:00
Provisionalprovisionalfalse
Tracktrack[{"utc":"2026-04-03T12:53:37.085856+00:00","mean_motion":15.08836426,"altitude_km":539.754,"eccentricity":0.00013763,"inclination_deg":53.2183},{"utc":"2026-04-04T01:36:43.239168+00:00","mean_motion":
Total sensor hitstotal_sensor_hits0

Provenance

  • celestrak

Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/49742.json

STARLINK-3202 — Satellite Orbital Decay — TerraPulse