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CelestialObjectDex · Satellite Orbital Decay

STARLINK-3955

52561 · 2026-04-03T12:52:56Z

Fixes
215
Observations
215
Altitude — track
215 measured points · 2026-04-032026-08-23
Mean motion — track
215 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_utc2026-04-03T12:52:56.740512+00:00
End UTCend_utc2026-08-23T14:59:57.611904+00:00
Familyfamilycelestialdex
NORAD IDnorad_id52,561
Object nameobject_nameSTARLINK-3955
Groupgroupactive
Eccentricity medianeccentricity_median0.000
Inclination deg medianinclination_deg_median53.161
Number of snapsn_snaps215
Span (days)span_days142.088
Mean motion firstmean_motion_first15.088
Mean motion lastmean_motion_last15.354
Delta mean motiondelta_mean_motion0.266
Altitude first (km)altitude_first_km539.722
Altitude last (km)altitude_last_km459.725
Decay rate rev day2decay_rate_rev_day20.002
Altitude decay km dayaltitude_decay_km_day-0.725
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_utc2026-04-03T12:52:56.740512+00:00
Last UTClast_utc2026-08-23T14:59:57.611904+00:00
Last fix UTClast_fix_utc2026-08-23T14:59:57.611904+00:00
Provisionalprovisionalfalse
Tracktrack[{"utc":"2026-04-03T12:52:56.740512+00:00","mean_motion":15.08846963,"altitude_km":539.722,"eccentricity":0.00013549,"inclination_deg":53.2188},{"utc":"2026-04-03T19:14:29.971392+00:00","mean_motion":
Total sensor hitstotal_sensor_hits0

Provenance

  • celestrak

Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/52561.json

STARLINK-3955 — Satellite Orbital Decay — TerraPulse