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STARLINK-3970

52706 · 2026-04-03T12:31:44Z

Fixes
230
Observations
230
Altitude — track
230 measured points · 2026-04-032026-08-23
Mean motion — track
230 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_utc2026-04-03T12:31:44.437440+00:00
End UTCend_utc2026-08-23T22:06:36.523584+00:00
Familyfamilycelestialdex
NORAD IDnorad_id52,706
Object nameobject_nameSTARLINK-3970
Groupgroupactive
Eccentricity medianeccentricity_median0.000
Inclination deg medianinclination_deg_median53.162
Number of snapsn_snaps230
Span (days)span_days142.399
Mean motion firstmean_motion_first15.089
Mean motion lastmean_motion_last15.354
Delta mean motiondelta_mean_motion0.265
Altitude first (km)altitude_first_km539.683
Altitude last (km)altitude_last_km459.745
Decay rate rev day2decay_rate_rev_day20.002
Altitude decay km dayaltitude_decay_km_day-0.670
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_utc2026-04-03T12:31:44.437440+00:00
Last UTClast_utc2026-08-23T22:06:36.523584+00:00
Last fix UTClast_fix_utc2026-08-23T22:06:36.523584+00:00
Provisionalprovisionalfalse
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_hits0

Provenance

  • celestrak

Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/52706.json

STARLINK-3970 — Satellite Orbital Decay — TerraPulse