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The Dexes / Satellite Orbital Decay / 19548

CelestialObjectDex · Satellite Orbital Decay

TDRS 3

19548 · 2026-04-03T12:11:52Z

Fixes
178
Observations
178
Altitude — track
178 measured points · 2026-04-032026-08-23
Mean motion — track
178 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_utc2026-04-03T12:11:52.209024+00:00
End UTCend_utc2026-08-23T04:23:55.359168+00:00
Familyfamilycelestialdex
NORAD IDnorad_id19,548
Object nameobject_nameTDRS 3
Groupgroupactive
Eccentricity medianeccentricity_median0.004
Inclination deg medianinclination_deg_median12.605
Number of snapsn_snaps178
Span (days)span_days141.675
Mean motion firstmean_motion_first1.003
Mean motion lastmean_motion_last1.003
Delta mean motiondelta_mean_motion-0.000
Altitude first (km)altitude_first_km35787.670
Altitude last (km)altitude_last_km35787.883
Decay rate rev day2decay_rate_rev_day2-0.000
Altitude decay km dayaltitude_decay_km_day0.002
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_utc2026-04-03T12:11:52.209024+00:00
Last UTClast_utc2026-08-23T04:23:55.359168+00:00
Last fix UTClast_fix_utc2026-08-23T04:23:55.359168+00:00
Provisionalprovisionalfalse
Tracktrack[{"utc":"2026-04-03T12:11:52.209024+00:00","mean_motion":1.00267951,"altitude_km":35787.67,"eccentricity":0.00422834,"inclination_deg":12.6586},{"utc":"2026-04-04T02:16:54.867072+00:00","mean_motion":
Total sensor hitstotal_sensor_hits0

Provenance

  • celestrak

Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/19548.json

TDRS 3 — Satellite Orbital Decay — TerraPulse