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CelestialObjectDex · Satellite Orbital Decay

SBSS (USA 216)

37168 · 2026-04-03T13:36:45Z

Fixes
255
Observations
255
Altitude — track
255 measured points · 2026-04-032026-08-22
Mean motion — track
255 measured points · 2026-04-032026-08-22

The record

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

Start UTCstart_utc2026-04-03T13:36:45.389664+00:00
End UTCend_utc2026-08-22T13:35:04.557408+00:00
Familyfamilycelestialdex
NORAD IDnorad_id37,168
Object nameobject_nameSBSS (USA 216)
Groupgroupactive
Eccentricity medianeccentricity_median0.008
Inclination deg medianinclination_deg_median97.734
Number of snapsn_snaps255
Span (days)span_days140.999
Mean motion firstmean_motion_first15.160
Mean motion lastmean_motion_last15.170
Delta mean motiondelta_mean_motion0.010
Altitude first (km)altitude_first_km518.016
Altitude last (km)altitude_last_km514.894
Decay rate rev day2decay_rate_rev_day20.000
Altitude decay km dayaltitude_decay_km_day-0.022
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_utc2026-04-03T13:36:45.389664+00:00
Last UTClast_utc2026-08-22T13:35:04.557408+00:00
Last fix UTClast_fix_utc2026-08-22T13:35:04.557408+00:00
Provisionalprovisionalfalse
Tracktrack[{"utc":"2026-04-03T13:36:45.389664+00:00","mean_motion":15.15976455,"altitude_km":518.016,"eccentricity":0.0083599,"inclination_deg":97.7435},{"utc":"2026-04-03T21:25:11.038368+00:00","mean_motion":1
Total sensor hitstotal_sensor_hits0

Provenance

  • celestrak

Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/37168.json

SBSS (USA 216) — Satellite Orbital Decay — TerraPulse