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ANIK F2

28378 · 2026-04-02T05:29:43Z

Fixes
238
Sensor hits
0
Observations
238
Altitude — track
238 measured points · 2026-04-022026-08-09
Mean motion — track
238 measured points · 2026-04-022026-08-09

The record

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

start_utc2026-04-02T05:29:43.120320+00:00
end_utc2026-08-09T15:03:36.603072+00:00
familycelestialdex
norad_id28,378
object_nameANIK F2
groupactive
eccentricity_median0.000
inclination_deg_median3.252
n_snaps238
span_days129.399
mean_motion_first1.003
mean_motion_last1.003
delta_mean_motion-0.000
altitude_first_km35786.434
altitude_last_km35786.689
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_utc2026-04-02T05:29:43.120320+00:00
last_utc2026-08-09T15:03:36.603072+00:00
last_fix_utc2026-08-09T15:03:36.603072+00:00
provisionalfalse
track[{"utc":"2026-04-02T05:29:43.120320+00:00","mean_motion":1.00272358,"altitude_km":35786.434,"eccentricity":0.00038647,"inclination_deg":3.0893},{"utc":"2026-04-04T05:24:44.351712+00:00","mean_motion":

Provenance

  • celestrak

Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/28378.json

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