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CelestialObjectDex · Satellite Orbital Decay

STARLINK-3398

51120 · 2026-04-03T11:54:03Z

Fixes
236
Observations
236
Altitude — track
236 measured points · 2026-04-032026-08-23
Mean motion — track
236 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_utc2026-04-03T11:54:03.466080+00:00
End UTCend_utc2026-08-23T12:57:15.850656+00:00
Familyfamilycelestialdex
NORAD IDnorad_id51,120
Object nameobject_nameSTARLINK-3398
Groupgroupactive
Eccentricity medianeccentricity_median0.000
Inclination deg medianinclination_deg_median53.161
Number of snapsn_snaps236
Span (days)span_days142.044
Mean motion firstmean_motion_first15.088
Mean motion lastmean_motion_last15.354
Delta mean motiondelta_mean_motion0.266
Altitude first (km)altitude_first_km539.747
Altitude last (km)altitude_last_km459.724
Decay rate rev day2decay_rate_rev_day20.001
Altitude decay km dayaltitude_decay_km_day-0.414
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_utc2026-04-03T11:54:03.466080+00:00
Last UTClast_utc2026-08-23T12:57:15.850656+00:00
Last fix UTClast_fix_utc2026-08-23T12:57:15.850656+00:00
Provisionalprovisionalfalse
Tracktrack[{"utc":"2026-04-03T11:54:03.466080+00:00","mean_motion":15.08838657,"altitude_km":539.747,"eccentricity":0.0001364,"inclination_deg":53.2158},{"utc":"2026-04-04T05:23:17.530944+00:00","mean_motion":1
Total sensor hitstotal_sensor_hits0

Provenance

  • celestrak

Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/51120.json

STARLINK-3398 — Satellite Orbital Decay — TerraPulse