The Dexes / Satellite Orbital Decay / 52706
CelestialObjectDex · Satellite Orbital Decay
STARLINK-3970
52706 · 2026-04-03T12:31:44Z
Fixes
230
Observations
230
The record
Everything the slot carries, as measured. Series arrays are drawn above and listed here in full.
| Start UTCstart_utc | 2026-04-03T12:31:44.437440+00:00 |
|---|---|
| End UTCend_utc | 2026-08-23T22:06:36.523584+00:00 |
| Familyfamily | celestialdex |
| NORAD IDnorad_id | 52,706 |
| Object nameobject_name | STARLINK-3970 |
| Groupgroup | active |
| Eccentricity medianeccentricity_median | 0.000 |
| Inclination deg medianinclination_deg_median | 53.162 |
| Number of snapsn_snaps | 230 |
| Span (days)span_days | 142.399 |
| Mean motion firstmean_motion_first | 15.089 |
| Mean motion lastmean_motion_last | 15.354 |
| Delta mean motiondelta_mean_motion | 0.265 |
| Altitude first (km)altitude_first_km | 539.683 |
| Altitude last (km)altitude_last_km | 459.745 |
| Decay rate rev day2decay_rate_rev_day2 | 0.002 |
| Altitude decay km dayaltitude_decay_km_day | -0.670 |
| 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 | 2026-04-03T12:31:44.437440+00:00 |
| Last UTClast_utc | 2026-08-23T22:06:36.523584+00:00 |
| Last fix UTClast_fix_utc | 2026-08-23T22:06:36.523584+00:00 |
| Provisionalprovisional | false |
| Tracktrack | [{"utc":"2026-04-03T12:31:44.437440+00:00","mean_motion":15.08859729,"altitude_km":539.683,"eccentricity":0.00013158,"inclination_deg":53.2182},{"utc":"2026-04-03T18:53:17.494656+00:00","mean_motion": |
| Total sensor hitstotal_sensor_hits | 0 |
Provenance
- celestrak
Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/52706.json