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STARLINK-3172

51139 · 2026-04-03T13:12:12Z

Fixes
229
Observations
229
Altitude — track
229 measured points · 2026-04-032026-08-23
Mean motion — track
229 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_utc2026-04-03T13:12:12.538368+00:00
End UTCend_utc2026-08-23T02:39:29.956896+00:00
Familyfamilycelestialdex
NORAD IDnorad_id51,139
Object nameobject_nameSTARLINK-3172
Groupgroupactive
Eccentricity medianeccentricity_median0.000
Inclination deg medianinclination_deg_median53.163
Number of snapsn_snaps229
Span (days)span_days141.561
Mean motion firstmean_motion_first15.088
Mean motion lastmean_motion_last15.335
Delta mean motiondelta_mean_motion0.247
Altitude first (km)altitude_first_km539.728
Altitude last (km)altitude_last_km465.262
Decay rate rev day2decay_rate_rev_day20.002
Altitude decay km dayaltitude_decay_km_day-0.737
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_utc2026-04-03T13:12:12.538368+00:00
Last UTClast_utc2026-08-23T02:39:29.956896+00:00
Last fix UTClast_fix_utc2026-08-23T02:39:29.956896+00:00
Provisionalprovisionalfalse
Tracktrack[{"utc":"2026-04-03T13:12:12.538368+00:00","mean_motion":15.08845045,"altitude_km":539.728,"eccentricity":0.00012699,"inclination_deg":53.2168},{"utc":"2026-04-04T06:41:27.313440+00:00","mean_motion":
Total sensor hitstotal_sensor_hits0

Provenance

  • celestrak

Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/51139.json

STARLINK-3172 — Satellite Orbital Decay — TerraPulse