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STARLINK-3679

51973 · 2026-04-03T12:11:29Z

Fixes
232
Observations
232
Altitude — track
232 measured points · 2026-04-032026-08-21
Mean motion — track
232 measured points · 2026-04-032026-08-21

The record

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

Start UTCstart_utc2026-04-03T12:11:29.041728+00:00
End UTCend_utc2026-08-21T09:01:00.629472+00:00
Familyfamilycelestialdex
NORAD IDnorad_id51,973
Object nameobject_nameSTARLINK-3679
Groupgroupactive
Eccentricity medianeccentricity_median0.000
Inclination deg medianinclination_deg_median53.160
Number of snapsn_snaps232
Span (days)span_days139.868
Mean motion firstmean_motion_first15.064
Mean motion lastmean_motion_last15.317
Delta mean motiondelta_mean_motion0.253
Altitude first (km)altitude_first_km547.252
Altitude last (km)altitude_last_km470.755
Decay rate rev day2decay_rate_rev_day20.001
Altitude decay km dayaltitude_decay_km_day-0.307
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_utc2026-04-03T12:11:29.041728+00:00
Last UTClast_utc2026-08-21T09:01:00.629472+00:00
Last fix UTClast_fix_utc2026-08-21T09:01:00.629472+00:00
Provisionalprovisionalfalse
Tracktrack[{"utc":"2026-04-03T12:11:29.041728+00:00","mean_motion":15.06386958,"altitude_km":547.252,"eccentricity":0.00014296,"inclination_deg":53.049},{"utc":"2026-04-03T18:33:38.456928+00:00","mean_motion":1
Total sensor hitstotal_sensor_hits0

Provenance

  • celestrak

Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/51973.json

STARLINK-3679 — Satellite Orbital Decay — TerraPulse