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The Dexes / Satellite Orbital Decay / 51966

CelestialObjectDex · Satellite Orbital Decay

STARLINK-3699

51966 · 2026-04-03T12:22:05Z

Fixes
227
Observations
227
Altitude — track
227 measured points · 2026-04-032026-08-22
Mean motion — track
227 measured points · 2026-04-032026-08-22

The record

Everything the slot carries, as measured. Series arrays are drawn above and listed here in full.

Start UTCstart_utc2026-04-03T12:22:05.952288+00:00
End UTCend_utc2026-08-22T16:33:38.767392+00:00
Familyfamilycelestialdex
NORAD IDnorad_id51,966
Object nameobject_nameSTARLINK-3699
Groupgroupactive
Eccentricity medianeccentricity_median0.000
Inclination deg medianinclination_deg_median53.160
Number of snapsn_snaps227
Span (days)span_days141.175
Mean motion firstmean_motion_first15.064
Mean motion lastmean_motion_last15.317
Delta mean motiondelta_mean_motion0.253
Altitude first (km)altitude_first_km547.209
Altitude last (km)altitude_last_km470.734
Decay rate rev day2decay_rate_rev_day20.001
Altitude decay km dayaltitude_decay_km_day-0.297
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_utc2026-04-03T12:22:05.952288+00:00
Last UTClast_utc2026-08-22T16:33:38.767392+00:00
Last fix UTClast_fix_utc2026-08-22T16:33:38.767392+00:00
Provisionalprovisionalfalse
Tracktrack[{"utc":"2026-04-03T12:22:05.952288+00:00","mean_motion":15.06400816,"altitude_km":547.209,"eccentricity":0.00017059,"inclination_deg":53.051},{"utc":"2026-04-04T18:37:20.396928+00:00","mean_motion":1
Total sensor hitstotal_sensor_hits0

Provenance

  • celestrak

Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/51966.json

STARLINK-3699 — Satellite Orbital Decay — TerraPulse