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STARLINK-3502

51746 · 2026-04-03T13:21:30Z

Fixes
212
Observations
212
Altitude — track
212 measured points · 2026-04-032026-08-23
Mean motion — track
212 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_utc2026-04-03T13:21:30.312576+00:00
End UTCend_utc2026-08-23T12:18:18.806688+00:00
Familyfamilycelestialdex
NORAD IDnorad_id51,746
Object nameobject_nameSTARLINK-3502
Groupgroupactive
Eccentricity medianeccentricity_median0.000
Inclination deg medianinclination_deg_median53.162
Number of snapsn_snaps212
Span (days)span_days141.956
Mean motion firstmean_motion_first15.088
Mean motion lastmean_motion_last15.317
Delta mean motiondelta_mean_motion0.229
Altitude first (km)altitude_first_km539.741
Altitude last (km)altitude_last_km470.733
Decay rate rev day2decay_rate_rev_day20.002
Altitude decay km dayaltitude_decay_km_day-0.655
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_utc2026-04-03T13:21:30.312576+00:00
Last UTClast_utc2026-08-23T12:18:18.806688+00:00
Last fix UTClast_fix_utc2026-08-23T12:18:18.806688+00:00
Provisionalprovisionalfalse
Tracktrack[{"utc":"2026-04-03T13:21:30.312576+00:00","mean_motion":15.0884084,"altitude_km":539.741,"eccentricity":0.00014563,"inclination_deg":53.2175},{"utc":"2026-04-04T17:58:26.145408+00:00","mean_motion":1
Total sensor hitstotal_sensor_hits0

Provenance

  • celestrak

Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/51746.json

STARLINK-3502 — Satellite Orbital Decay — TerraPulse