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CelestialObjectDex · Satellite Orbital Decay

STARLINK-3937

52542 · 2026-04-03T12:29:46Z

Fixes
229
Observations
229
Altitude — track
229 measured points · 2026-04-032026-08-23
Mean motion — track
229 measured points · 2026-04-032026-08-23

The record

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

Start UTCstart_utc2026-04-03T12:29:46.028832+00:00
End UTCend_utc2026-08-23T14:31:12.095040+00:00
Familyfamilycelestialdex
NORAD IDnorad_id52,542
Object nameobject_nameSTARLINK-3937
Groupgroupactive
Eccentricity medianeccentricity_median0.000
Inclination deg medianinclination_deg_median53.161
Number of snapsn_snaps229
Span (days)span_days142.084
Mean motion firstmean_motion_first15.089
Mean motion lastmean_motion_last15.354
Delta mean motiondelta_mean_motion0.266
Altitude first (km)altitude_first_km539.712
Altitude last (km)altitude_last_km459.724
Decay rate rev day2decay_rate_rev_day20.003
Altitude decay km dayaltitude_decay_km_day-0.809
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_utc2026-04-03T12:29:46.028832+00:00
Last UTClast_utc2026-08-23T14:31:12.095040+00:00
Last fix UTClast_fix_utc2026-08-23T14:31:12.095040+00:00
Provisionalprovisionalfalse
Tracktrack[{"utc":"2026-04-03T12:29:46.028832+00:00","mean_motion":15.08850194,"altitude_km":539.712,"eccentricity":0.00016834,"inclination_deg":53.2195},{"utc":"2026-04-04T04:23:38.153472+00:00","mean_motion":
Total sensor hitstotal_sensor_hits0

Provenance

  • celestrak

Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/52542.json

STARLINK-3937 — Satellite Orbital Decay — TerraPulse