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QPS-SAR-13 (MIKURA-I)

100243 · 2026-08-07T22:41:04Z

Fixes
3
Sensor hits
0
Observations
3
Altitude — track
3 measured points · 2026-08-07 → 2026-08-08
Mean motion — track
3 measured points · 2026-08-07 → 2026-08-08

The record

Everything the slot carries, as measured. Series arrays are drawn above and listed here in full.

start_utc2026-08-07T22:41:04.941312+00:00
end_utc2026-08-08T14:41:40.646400+00:00
familycelestialdex
norad_id100,243
object_nameQPS-SAR-13 (MIKURA-I)
groupactive
eccentricity_median0.001
inclination_deg_median42.004
n_snaps3
span_days0.667
mean_motion_first14.973
mean_motion_last14.973
delta_mean_motion0.000
altitude_first_km575.340
altitude_last_km575.333
decay_rate_rev_day20.000
altitude_decay_km_day-0.011
decay_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_utc2026-08-07T22:41:04.941312+00:00
last_utc2026-08-08T14:41:40.646400+00:00
last_fix_utc2026-08-08T14:41:40.646400+00:00
provisionalfalse
track[{"utc":"2026-08-07T22:41:04.941312+00:00","mean_motion":14.97268691,"altitude_km":575.34,"eccentricity":0.00091613,"inclination_deg":42.0037},{"utc":"2026-08-08T06:41:22.829280+00:00","mean_motion":1

Provenance

  • celestrak

Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/100243.json

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