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The Dexes / Satellite Orbital Decay / 51141

CelestialObjectDex · Satellite Orbital Decay

STARLINK-3179

51141 · 2026-04-03T13:00:16Z

Fixes
219
Observations
219
Altitude — track
219 measured points · 2026-04-032026-08-23
Mean motion — track
219 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_utc2026-04-03T13:00:16.025760+00:00
End UTCend_utc2026-08-23T11:09:31.300704+00:00
Familyfamilycelestialdex
NORAD IDnorad_id51,141
Object nameobject_nameSTARLINK-3179
Groupgroupactive
Eccentricity medianeccentricity_median0.000
Inclination deg medianinclination_deg_median53.162
Number of snapsn_snaps219
Span (days)span_days141.923
Mean motion firstmean_motion_first15.088
Mean motion lastmean_motion_last15.344
Delta mean motiondelta_mean_motion0.256
Altitude first (km)altitude_first_km539.768
Altitude last (km)altitude_last_km462.727
Decay rate rev day2decay_rate_rev_day20.003
Altitude decay km dayaltitude_decay_km_day-0.783
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_utc2026-04-03T13:00:16.025760+00:00
Last UTClast_utc2026-08-23T11:09:31.300704+00:00
Last fix UTClast_fix_utc2026-08-23T11:09:31.300704+00:00
Provisionalprovisionalfalse
Tracktrack[{"utc":"2026-04-03T13:00:16.025760+00:00","mean_motion":15.08832039,"altitude_km":539.768,"eccentricity":0.00014122,"inclination_deg":53.2167},{"utc":"2026-04-04T06:29:29.738112+00:00","mean_motion":
Total sensor hitstotal_sensor_hits0

Provenance

  • celestrak

Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/51141.json

STARLINK-3179 — Satellite Orbital Decay — TerraPulse