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CelestialObjectDex · Satellite Decay

COSMOS 2438

32955 · 2026-04-03T14:29:22Z

Fixes
313
Observations
313
Altitude — track
313 measured points · 2026-04-032026-08-09
Mean motion — track
313 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_utc2026-04-03T14:29:22.363584+00:00
end_utc2026-08-09T20:47:29.372352+00:00
familycelestialdex
norad_id32,955
object_nameCOSMOS 2438
groupactive
eccentricity_median0.002
inclination_deg_median82.505
n_snaps313
span_days128.263
mean_motion_first12.434
mean_motion_last12.434
delta_mean_motion0.000
altitude_first_km1492.360
altitude_last_km1492.349
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_utc2026-04-03T14:29:22.363584+00:00
last_utc2026-08-09T20:47:29.372352+00:00
last_fix_utc2026-08-09T20:47:29.372352+00:00
provisionalfalse
track[{"utc":"2026-04-03T14:29:22.363584+00:00","mean_motion":12.43367535,"altitude_km":1492.36,"eccentricity":0.00222632,"inclination_deg":82.5042},{"utc":"2026-04-03T20:16:59.149920+00:00","mean_motion":
total_sensor_hits0

Provenance

  • celestrak

Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/32955.json

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