The Dexes / Satellite Orbital Decay / 52552
CelestialObjectDex · Satellite Orbital Decay
STARLINK-3966
52552 · 2026-04-03T12:13:54Z
Fixes
213
Observations
213
The record
Everything the slot carries, as measured. Series arrays are drawn above and listed here in full.
| Start UTCstart_utc | 2026-04-03T12:13:54.870240+00:00 |
|---|---|
| End UTCend_utc | 2026-08-23T14:02:21.039072+00:00 |
| Familyfamily | celestialdex |
| NORAD IDnorad_id | 52,552 |
| Object nameobject_name | STARLINK-3966 |
| Groupgroup | active |
| Eccentricity medianeccentricity_median | 0.000 |
| Inclination deg medianinclination_deg_median | 53.163 |
| Number of snapsn_snaps | 213 |
| Span (days)span_days | 142.075 |
| Mean motion firstmean_motion_first | 15.088 |
| Mean motion lastmean_motion_last | 15.317 |
| Delta mean motiondelta_mean_motion | 0.229 |
| Altitude first (km)altitude_first_km | 539.788 |
| Altitude last (km)altitude_last_km | 470.723 |
| Decay rate rev day2decay_rate_rev_day2 | 0.002 |
| Altitude decay km dayaltitude_decay_km_day | -0.643 |
| Decay notedecay_note | mean_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_utc | 2026-04-03T12:13:54.870240+00:00 |
| Last UTClast_utc | 2026-08-23T14:02:21.039072+00:00 |
| Last fix UTClast_fix_utc | 2026-08-23T14:02:21.039072+00:00 |
| Provisionalprovisional | false |
| Tracktrack | [{"utc":"2026-04-03T12:13:54.870240+00:00","mean_motion":15.08825456,"altitude_km":539.788,"eccentricity":0.00018063,"inclination_deg":53.2192},{"utc":"2026-04-03T18:35:27.364128+00:00","mean_motion": |
| Total sensor hitstotal_sensor_hits | 0 |
Provenance
- celestrak
Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/52552.json