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The Dexes / Satellite Orbital Decay / 51118

CelestialObjectDex · Satellite Orbital Decay

STARLINK-3394

51118 · 2026-04-03T12:35:03Z

Fixes
231
Observations
231
Altitude — track
231 measured points · 2026-04-032026-08-23
Mean motion — track
231 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_utc2026-04-03T12:35:03.049440+00:00
End UTCend_utc2026-08-23T12:57:40.346784+00:00
Familyfamilycelestialdex
NORAD IDnorad_id51,118
Object nameobject_nameSTARLINK-3394
Groupgroupactive
Eccentricity medianeccentricity_median0.000
Inclination deg medianinclination_deg_median53.161
Number of snapsn_snaps231
Span (days)span_days142.016
Mean motion firstmean_motion_first15.088
Mean motion lastmean_motion_last15.344
Delta mean motiondelta_mean_motion0.255
Altitude first (km)altitude_first_km539.718
Altitude last (km)altitude_last_km462.749
Decay rate rev day2decay_rate_rev_day20.001
Altitude decay km dayaltitude_decay_km_day-0.443
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_utc2026-04-03T12:35:03.049440+00:00
Last UTClast_utc2026-08-23T12:57:40.346784+00:00
Last fix UTClast_fix_utc2026-08-23T12:57:40.346784+00:00
Provisionalprovisionalfalse
Tracktrack[{"utc":"2026-04-03T12:35:03.049440+00:00","mean_motion":15.08848216,"altitude_km":539.718,"eccentricity":0.00011896,"inclination_deg":53.2163},{"utc":"2026-04-04T21:58:10.638624+00:00","mean_motion":
Total sensor hitstotal_sensor_hits0

Provenance

  • celestrak

Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/51118.json

STARLINK-3394 — Satellite Orbital Decay — TerraPulse