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STARLINK-3691

51960 · 2026-04-03T12:06:16Z

Fixes
192
Observations
192
Altitude — track
192 measured points · 2026-04-032026-08-23
Mean motion — track
192 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_utc2026-04-03T12:06:16.984800+00:00
End UTCend_utc2026-08-23T16:36:33.449184+00:00
Familyfamilycelestialdex
NORAD IDnorad_id51,960
Object nameobject_nameSTARLINK-3691
Groupgroupactive
Eccentricity medianeccentricity_median0.000
Inclination deg medianinclination_deg_median53.160
Number of snapsn_snaps192
Span (days)span_days142.188
Mean motion firstmean_motion_first15.302
Mean motion lastmean_motion_last15.317
Delta mean motiondelta_mean_motion0.015
Altitude first (km)altitude_first_km475.224
Altitude last (km)altitude_last_km470.782
Decay rate rev day2decay_rate_rev_day20.000
Altitude decay km dayaltitude_decay_km_day-0.010
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_utc2026-04-03T12:06:16.984800+00:00
Last UTClast_utc2026-08-23T16:36:33.449184+00:00
Last fix UTClast_fix_utc2026-08-23T16:36:33.449184+00:00
Provisionalprovisionalfalse
Tracktrack[{"utc":"2026-04-03T12:06:16.984800+00:00","mean_motion":15.30196863,"altitude_km":475.224,"eccentricity":0.00015792,"inclination_deg":53.156},{"utc":"2026-04-03T18:22:30.101952+00:00","mean_motion":1
Total sensor hitstotal_sensor_hits0

Provenance

  • celestrak

Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/51960.json

STARLINK-3691 — Satellite Orbital Decay — TerraPulse