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STARLINK-3900

52461 · 2026-04-02T07:42:13Z

Fixes
198
Sensor hits
0
Observations
198
Altitude — track
198 measured points · 2026-04-022026-08-09
Mean motion — track
198 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_utc2026-04-02T07:42:13.244832+00:00
end_utc2026-08-09T19:58:21.972864+00:00
familycelestialdex
norad_id52,461
object_nameSTARLINK-3900
groupactive
eccentricity_median0.000
inclination_deg_median53.161
n_snaps198
span_days129.511
mean_motion_first15.088
mean_motion_last15.335
delta_mean_motion0.247
altitude_first_km539.726
altitude_last_km465.274
decay_rate_rev_day20.001
altitude_decay_km_day-0.443
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_utc2026-04-02T07:42:13.244832+00:00
last_utc2026-08-09T19:58:21.972864+00:00
last_fix_utc2026-08-09T19:58:21.972864+00:00
provisionalfalse
track[{"utc":"2026-04-02T07:42:13.244832+00:00","mean_motion":15.08845611,"altitude_km":539.726,"eccentricity":0.00012865,"inclination_deg":53.218},{"utc":"2026-04-03T18:40:43.103424+00:00","mean_motion":1

Provenance

  • celestrak

Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/52461.json

STARLINK-3900 — Satellite Decay — TerraPulse