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CelestialObjectDex · Satellite Decay

PROBA-1

26958 · 2026-04-03T14:07:27Z

Fixes
346
Observations
346
Altitude — track
346 measured points · 2026-04-032026-08-23
Mean motion — track
346 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_utc2026-04-03T14:07:27.961248+00:00
end_utc2026-08-23T23:12:43.519104+00:00
familycelestialdex
norad_id26,958
object_namePROBA-1
groupactive
eccentricity_median0.005
inclination_deg_median97.961
n_snaps346
span_days142.379
mean_motion_first15.072
mean_motion_last15.077
delta_mean_motion0.006
altitude_first_km544.776
altitude_last_km543.087
decay_rate_rev_day20.000
altitude_decay_km_day-0.012
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_utc2026-04-03T14:07:27.961248+00:00
last_utc2026-08-23T23:12:43.519104+00:00
last_fix_utc2026-08-23T23:12:43.519104+00:00
provisionalfalse
track[{"utc":"2026-04-03T14:07:27.961248+00:00","mean_motion":15.07194921,"altitude_km":544.776,"eccentricity":0.00558939,"inclination_deg":97.9624},{"utc":"2026-04-03T20:29:52.129248+00:00","mean_motion":
total_sensor_hits0

Provenance

  • celestrak

Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/26958.json

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