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CelestialObjectDex · Satellite Decay

STARLINK-3653

52000 · 2026-04-03T04:36:47Z

Fixes
212
Observations
212
Altitude — track
212 measured points · 2026-04-032026-08-09
Mean motion — track
212 measured points · 2026-04-032026-08-09

The record

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

start_utc2026-04-03T04:36:47.937600+00:00
end_utc2026-08-09T20:00:01.999008+00:00
familycelestialdex
norad_id52,000
object_nameSTARLINK-3653
groupactive
eccentricity_median0.000
inclination_deg_median53.165
n_snaps212
span_days128.641
mean_motion_first15.088
mean_motion_last15.354
delta_mean_motion0.266
altitude_first_km539.739
altitude_last_km459.740
decay_rate_rev_day20.001
altitude_decay_km_day-0.421
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_utc2026-04-03T04:36:47.937600+00:00
last_utc2026-08-09T20:00:01.999008+00:00
last_fix_utc2026-08-09T20:00:01.999008+00:00
provisionalfalse
track[{"utc":"2026-04-03T04:36:47.937600+00:00","mean_motion":15.08841372,"altitude_km":539.739,"eccentricity":0.00012383,"inclination_deg":53.2165},{"utc":"2026-04-03T18:55:16.995360+00:00","mean_motion":
total_sensor_hits0

Provenance

  • celestrak

Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/52000.json

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