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STARLINK-3657

51990 · 2026-04-02T12:37:39Z

Fixes
214
Sensor hits
0
Observations
214
Altitude — track
214 measured points · 2026-04-022026-08-09
Mean motion — track
214 measured points · 2026-04-022026-08-09

The record

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

start_utc2026-04-02T12:37:39.403200+00:00
end_utc2026-08-09T20:00:01.999008+00:00
familycelestialdex
norad_id51,990
object_nameSTARLINK-3657
groupactive
eccentricity_median0.000
inclination_deg_median53.165
n_snaps214
span_days129.307
mean_motion_first15.088
mean_motion_last15.353
delta_mean_motion0.265
altitude_first_km539.739
altitude_last_km459.894
decay_rate_rev_day20.001
altitude_decay_km_day-0.439
decay_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_utc2026-04-02T12:37:39.403200+00:00
last_utc2026-08-09T20:00:01.999008+00:00
last_fix_utc2026-08-09T20:00:01.999008+00:00
provisionalfalse
track[{"utc":"2026-04-02T12:37:39.403200+00:00","mean_motion":15.08841383,"altitude_km":539.739,"eccentricity":0.00013578,"inclination_deg":53.2158},{"utc":"2026-04-03T17:14:34.436832+00:00","mean_motion":

Provenance

  • celestrak

Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/51990.json

STARLINK-3657 — Satellite Decay — TerraPulse