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INMARSAT 3-F5

25153 · 2026-04-03T08:56:48Z

Fixes
166
Observations
166
Altitude — track
166 measured points · 2026-04-032026-08-09
Mean motion — track
166 measured points · 2026-04-032026-08-09

The record

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

start_utc2026-04-03T08:56:48.559200+00:00
end_utc2026-08-09T10:11:49.995744+00:00
familycelestialdex
norad_id25,153
object_nameINMARSAT 3-F5
groupactive
eccentricity_median0.000
inclination_deg_median9.676
n_snaps166
span_days128.052
mean_motion_first1.003
mean_motion_last1.003
delta_mean_motion-0.000
altitude_first_km35786.207
altitude_last_km35786.695
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_utc2026-04-03T08:56:48.559200+00:00
last_utc2026-08-09T10:11:49.995744+00:00
last_fix_utc2026-08-09T10:11:49.995744+00:00
provisionalfalse
track[{"utc":"2026-04-03T08:56:48.559200+00:00","mean_motion":1.0027317,"altitude_km":35786.207,"eccentricity":0.00053371,"inclination_deg":9.528},{"utc":"2026-04-04T05:41:05.283744+00:00","mean_motion":1.
total_sensor_hits0

Provenance

  • celestrak

Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/25153.json

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