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CelestialObjectDex · Satellite Orbital Decay

EUTELSAT HOTBIRD 13C

33459 · 2026-04-03T12:35:16Z

Fixes
304
Observations
304
Altitude — track
304 measured points · 2026-04-032026-08-23
Mean motion — track
304 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_utc2026-04-03T12:35:16.126080+00:00
End UTCend_utc2026-08-23T21:30:00.874944+00:00
Familyfamilycelestialdex
NORAD IDnorad_id33,459
Object nameobject_nameEUTELSAT HOTBIRD 13C
Groupgroupactive
Eccentricity medianeccentricity_median0.000
Inclination deg medianinclination_deg_median2.933
Number of snapsn_snaps304
Span (days)span_days142.371
Mean motion firstmean_motion_first1.003
Mean motion lastmean_motion_last1.003
Delta mean motiondelta_mean_motion-0.000
Altitude first (km)altitude_first_km35785.986
Altitude last (km)altitude_last_km35786.475
Decay rate rev day2decay_rate_rev_day20.000
Altitude decay km dayaltitude_decay_km_day-0.000
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_utc2026-04-03T12:35:16.126080+00:00
Last UTClast_utc2026-08-23T21:30:00.874944+00:00
Last fix UTClast_fix_utc2026-08-23T21:30:00.874944+00:00
Provisionalprovisionalfalse
Tracktrack[{"utc":"2026-04-03T12:35:16.126080+00:00","mean_motion":1.00273957,"altitude_km":35785.986,"eccentricity":0.00041115,"inclination_deg":2.759},{"utc":"2026-04-03T19:26:01.706208+00:00","mean_motion":1
Total sensor hitstotal_sensor_hits0

Provenance

  • celestrak

Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/33459.json

EUTELSAT HOTBIRD 13C — Satellite Orbital Decay — TerraPulse