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STARLINK-3659

52001 · 2026-04-02T11:24:50Z

Fixes
217
Sensor hits
0
Observations
217
Altitude — track
217 measured points · 2026-04-022026-08-09
Mean motion — track
217 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_utc2026-04-02T11:24:50.860224+00:00
end_utc2026-08-09T20:00:01.999008+00:00
familycelestialdex
norad_id52,001
object_nameSTARLINK-3659
groupactive
eccentricity_median0.000
inclination_deg_median53.167
n_snaps217
span_days129.358
mean_motion_first15.088
mean_motion_last15.354
delta_mean_motion0.265
altitude_first_km539.734
altitude_last_km459.758
decay_rate_rev_day20.001
altitude_decay_km_day-0.423
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_utc2026-04-02T11:24:50.860224+00:00
last_utc2026-08-09T20:00:01.999008+00:00
last_fix_utc2026-08-09T20:00:01.999008+00:00
provisionalfalse
track[{"utc":"2026-04-02T11:24:50.860224+00:00","mean_motion":15.08843215,"altitude_km":539.734,"eccentricity":0.00010316,"inclination_deg":53.2173},{"utc":"2026-04-03T19:12:34.571232+00:00","mean_motion":

Provenance

  • celestrak

Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/52001.json

STARLINK-3659 — Satellite Decay — TerraPulse