reconnecting
Listening for events…

The Dexes / Satellite Orbital Decay / 50173

CelestialObjectDex · Satellite Orbital Decay

STARLINK-3289

50173 · 2026-04-03T12:34:54Z

Fixes
207
Observations
207
Altitude — track
207 measured points · 2026-04-032026-08-23
Mean motion — track
207 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_utc2026-04-03T12:34:54.869088+00:00
End UTCend_utc2026-08-23T22:23:23.525952+00:00
Familyfamilycelestialdex
NORAD IDnorad_id50,173
Object nameobject_nameSTARLINK-3289
Groupgroupactive
Eccentricity medianeccentricity_median0.000
Inclination deg medianinclination_deg_median53.215
Number of snapsn_snaps207
Span (days)span_days142.409
Mean motion firstmean_motion_first15.113
Mean motion lastmean_motion_last15.162
Delta mean motiondelta_mean_motion0.049
Altitude first (km)altitude_first_km532.313
Altitude last (km)altitude_last_km517.298
Decay rate rev day2decay_rate_rev_day20.000
Altitude decay km dayaltitude_decay_km_day-0.106
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_utc2026-04-03T12:34:54.869088+00:00
Last UTClast_utc2026-08-23T22:23:23.525952+00:00
Last fix UTClast_fix_utc2026-08-23T22:23:23.525952+00:00
Provisionalprovisionalfalse
Tracktrack[{"utc":"2026-04-03T12:34:54.869088+00:00","mean_motion":15.11274269,"altitude_km":532.313,"eccentricity":0.00020979,"inclination_deg":53.214},{"utc":"2026-04-04T06:02:26.476512+00:00","mean_motion":1
Total sensor hitstotal_sensor_hits0

Provenance

  • celestrak

Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/50173.json

STARLINK-3289 — Satellite Orbital Decay — TerraPulse