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CelestialObjectDex · Satellite Orbital Decay

USA 169 (MILSTAR-2 4)

27711 · 2026-04-03T13:32:13Z

Fixes
161
Observations
161
Altitude — track
161 measured points · 2026-04-032026-08-23
Mean motion — track
161 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_utc2026-04-03T13:32:13.498368+00:00
End UTCend_utc2026-08-23T05:21:19.855008+00:00
Familyfamilycelestialdex
NORAD IDnorad_id27,711
Object nameobject_nameUSA 169 (MILSTAR-2 4)
Groupgroupactive
Eccentricity medianeccentricity_median0.010
Inclination deg medianinclination_deg_median12.354
Number of snapsn_snaps161
Span (days)span_days141.659
Mean motion firstmean_motion_first1.003
Mean motion lastmean_motion_last1.003
Delta mean motiondelta_mean_motion-0.000
Altitude first (km)altitude_first_km35786.378
Altitude last (km)altitude_last_km35786.386
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_utc2026-04-03T13:32:13.498368+00:00
Last UTClast_utc2026-08-23T05:21:19.855008+00:00
Last fix UTClast_fix_utc2026-08-23T05:21:19.855008+00:00
Provisionalprovisionalfalse
Tracktrack[{"utc":"2026-04-03T13:32:13.498368+00:00","mean_motion":1.00272558,"altitude_km":35786.378,"eccentricity":0.01017643,"inclination_deg":12.2383},{"utc":"2026-04-04T14:52:45.774336+00:00","mean_motion"
Total sensor hitstotal_sensor_hits0

Provenance

  • celestrak

Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/27711.json

USA 169 (MILSTAR-2 4) — Satellite Orbital Decay — TerraPulse