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The Dexes / Satellite Orbital Decay / 1520

CelestialObjectDex · Satellite Orbital Decay

CALSPHERE 4A

1520 · 2026-04-03T12:04:30Z

Fixes
304
Observations
304
Altitude — track
304 measured points · 2026-04-032026-08-23
Mean motion — track
304 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_utc2026-04-03T12:04:30.984096+00:00
End UTCend_utc2026-08-23T23:29:50.105760+00:00
Familyfamilycelestialdex
NORAD IDnorad_id1,520
Object nameobject_nameCALSPHERE 4A
Groupgroupactive
Eccentricity medianeccentricity_median0.007
Inclination deg medianinclination_deg_median89.897
Number of snapsn_snaps304
Span (days)span_days142.476
Mean motion firstmean_motion_first13.363
Mean motion lastmean_motion_last13.363
Delta mean motiondelta_mean_motion0.000
Altitude first (km)altitude_first_km1123.228
Altitude last (km)altitude_last_km1123.138
Decay rate rev day2decay_rate_rev_day20.000
Altitude decay km dayaltitude_decay_km_day-0.001
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_utc2026-04-03T12:04:30.984096+00:00
Last UTClast_utc2026-08-23T23:29:50.105760+00:00
Last fix UTClast_fix_utc2026-08-23T23:29:50.105760+00:00
Provisionalprovisionalfalse
Tracktrack[{"utc":"2026-04-03T12:04:30.984096+00:00","mean_motion":13.36264251,"altitude_km":1123.228,"eccentricity":0.00680715,"inclination_deg":89.8984},{"utc":"2026-04-03T19:01:04.662048+00:00","mean_motion"
Total sensor hitstotal_sensor_hits0

Provenance

  • celestrak

Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/1520.json

CALSPHERE 4A — Satellite Orbital Decay — TerraPulse