The Dexes / Satellite Orbital Decay / 2872
CelestialObjectDex · Satellite Orbital Decay
SURCAL 159
2872 · 2026-04-03T13:05:51Z
Fixes
247
Observations
247
The record
Everything the slot carries, as measured. Series arrays are drawn above and listed here in full.
| Start UTCstart_utc | 2026-04-03T13:05:51.839232+00:00 |
|---|---|
| End UTCend_utc | 2026-08-23T08:05:29.274432+00:00 |
| Familyfamily | celestialdex |
| NORAD IDnorad_id | 2,872 |
| Object nameobject_name | SURCAL 159 |
| Groupgroup | active |
| Eccentricity medianeccentricity_median | 0.001 |
| Inclination deg medianinclination_deg_median | 69.974 |
| Number of snapsn_snaps | 247 |
| Span (days)span_days | 141.791 |
| Mean motion firstmean_motion_first | 13.996 |
| Mean motion lastmean_motion_last | 13.996 |
| Delta mean motiondelta_mean_motion | 0.000 |
| Altitude first (km)altitude_first_km | 895.237 |
| Altitude last (km)altitude_last_km | 895.126 |
| Decay rate rev day2decay_rate_rev_day2 | 0.000 |
| Altitude decay km dayaltitude_decay_km_day | -0.001 |
| Decay notedecay_note | mean_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_utc | 2026-04-03T13:05:51.839232+00:00 |
| Last UTClast_utc | 2026-08-23T08:05:29.274432+00:00 |
| Last fix UTClast_fix_utc | 2026-08-23T08:05:29.274432+00:00 |
| Provisionalprovisional | false |
| Tracktrack | [{"utc":"2026-04-03T13:05:51.839232+00:00","mean_motion":13.9958381,"altitude_km":895.237,"eccentricity":0.0008777,"inclination_deg":69.974},{"utc":"2026-04-04T06:15:00.468576+00:00","mean_motion":13. |
| Total sensor hitstotal_sensor_hits | 0 |
Provenance
- celestrak
Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/2872.json