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LAGEOS 2

22195 · 2026-03-20T02:10:27Z

Fixes
209
Sensor hits
0
Observations
209
Altitude — track
209 measured points · 2026-03-202026-08-09
Mean motion — track
209 measured points · 2026-03-202026-08-09

The record

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

start_utc2026-03-20T02:10:27.910848+00:00
end_utc2026-08-09T14:35:53.752992+00:00
familycelestialdex
norad_id22,195
object_nameLAGEOS 2
groupactive
eccentricity_median0.014
inclination_deg_median52.659
n_snaps209
span_days142.518
mean_motion_first6.473
mean_motion_last6.473
delta_mean_motion0.000
altitude_first_km5783.752
altitude_last_km5783.743
decay_rate_rev_day20.000
altitude_decay_km_day-0.000
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_utc2026-03-20T02:10:27.910848+00:00
last_utc2026-08-09T14:35:53.752992+00:00
last_fix_utc2026-08-09T14:35:53.752992+00:00
provisionalfalse
track[{"utc":"2026-03-20T02:10:27.910848+00:00","mean_motion":6.47293426,"altitude_km":5783.752,"eccentricity":0.0137714,"inclination_deg":52.6746},{"utc":"2026-04-11T17:20:40.174080+00:00","mean_motion":6

Provenance

  • celestrak

Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/22195.json

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