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STARLINK-3635

51981 · 2026-04-03T12:31:06Z

Fixes
237
Observations
237
Altitude — track
237 measured points · 2026-04-032026-08-24
Mean motion — track
237 measured points · 2026-04-032026-08-24

The record

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

Start UTCstart_utc2026-04-03T12:31:06.154464+00:00
End UTCend_utc2026-08-24T00:00:02.000160+00:00
Familyfamilycelestialdex
NORAD IDnorad_id51,981
Object nameobject_nameSTARLINK-3635
Groupgroupactive
Eccentricity medianeccentricity_median0.000
Inclination deg medianinclination_deg_median53.161
Number of snapsn_snaps237
Span (days)span_days142.478
Mean motion firstmean_motion_first15.088
Mean motion lastmean_motion_last15.328
Delta mean motiondelta_mean_motion0.239
Altitude first (km)altitude_first_km539.752
Altitude last (km)altitude_last_km467.523
Decay rate rev day2decay_rate_rev_day20.001
Altitude decay km dayaltitude_decay_km_day-0.400
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_utc2026-04-03T12:31:06.154464+00:00
Last UTClast_utc2026-08-24T00:00:02.000160+00:00
Last fix UTClast_fix_utc2026-08-24T00:00:02.000160+00:00
Provisionalprovisionalfalse
Tracktrack[{"utc":"2026-04-03T12:31:06.154464+00:00","mean_motion":15.08837144,"altitude_km":539.752,"eccentricity":0.00014165,"inclination_deg":53.2152},{"utc":"2026-04-03T20:28:01.889760+00:00","mean_motion":
Total sensor hitstotal_sensor_hits0

Provenance

  • celestrak

Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/51981.json

STARLINK-3635 — Satellite Orbital Decay — TerraPulse