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The Dexes / Satellite Orbital Decay / 51987

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STARLINK-3644

51987 · 2026-04-03T13:18:47Z

Fixes
225
Observations
225
Altitude — track
225 measured points · 2026-04-032026-08-22
Mean motion — track
225 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_utc2026-04-03T13:18:47.525472+00:00
End UTCend_utc2026-08-22T17:20:17.551104+00:00
Familyfamilycelestialdex
NORAD IDnorad_id51,987
Object nameobject_nameSTARLINK-3644
Groupgroupactive
Eccentricity medianeccentricity_median0.000
Inclination deg medianinclination_deg_median53.163
Number of snapsn_snaps225
Span (days)span_days141.168
Mean motion firstmean_motion_first15.088
Mean motion lastmean_motion_last15.344
Delta mean motiondelta_mean_motion0.255
Altitude first (km)altitude_first_km539.752
Altitude last (km)altitude_last_km462.787
Decay rate rev day2decay_rate_rev_day20.003
Altitude decay km dayaltitude_decay_km_day-0.783
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_utc2026-04-03T13:18:47.525472+00:00
Last UTClast_utc2026-08-22T17:20:17.551104+00:00
Last fix UTClast_fix_utc2026-08-22T17:20:17.551104+00:00
Provisionalprovisionalfalse
Tracktrack[{"utc":"2026-04-03T13:18:47.525472+00:00","mean_motion":15.08837297,"altitude_km":539.752,"eccentricity":0.00015818,"inclination_deg":53.2149},{"utc":"2026-04-03T19:40:20.441856+00:00","mean_motion":
Total sensor hitstotal_sensor_hits0

Provenance

  • celestrak

Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/51987.json

STARLINK-3644 — Satellite Orbital Decay — TerraPulse