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CelestialObjectDex · Satellite Orbital Decay

STARLINK-3988

52625 · 2026-04-03T13:36:00Z

Fixes
233
Observations
233
Altitude — track
233 measured points · 2026-04-032026-08-23
Mean motion — track
233 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_utc2026-04-03T13:36:00.219744+00:00
End UTCend_utc2026-08-23T22:51:27.040320+00:00
Familyfamilycelestialdex
NORAD IDnorad_id52,625
Object nameobject_nameSTARLINK-3988
Groupgroupactive
Eccentricity medianeccentricity_median0.000
Inclination deg medianinclination_deg_median53.161
Number of snapsn_snaps233
Span (days)span_days142.386
Mean motion firstmean_motion_first15.088
Mean motion lastmean_motion_last15.354
Delta mean motiondelta_mean_motion0.266
Altitude first (km)altitude_first_km539.736
Altitude last (km)altitude_last_km459.728
Decay rate rev day2decay_rate_rev_day20.002
Altitude decay km dayaltitude_decay_km_day-0.586
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_utc2026-04-03T13:36:00.219744+00:00
Last UTClast_utc2026-08-23T22:51:27.040320+00:00
Last fix UTClast_fix_utc2026-08-23T22:51:27.040320+00:00
Provisionalprovisionalfalse
Tracktrack[{"utc":"2026-04-03T13:36:00.219744+00:00","mean_motion":15.0884258,"altitude_km":539.736,"eccentricity":0.00014717,"inclination_deg":53.2164},{"utc":"2026-04-04T03:54:28.956960+00:00","mean_motion":1
Total sensor hitstotal_sensor_hits0

Provenance

  • celestrak

Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/52625.json

STARLINK-3988 — Satellite Orbital Decay — TerraPulse