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CelestialObjectDex · Satellite Orbital Decay

AEROCUBE 4.5A

38767 · 2026-04-03T12:35:57Z

Fixes
156
Observations
156
Altitude — track
156 measured points · 2026-04-032026-07-01
Mean motion — track
156 measured points · 2026-04-032026-07-01

The record

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

Start UTCstart_utc2026-04-03T12:35:57.528096+00:00
End UTCend_utc2026-07-01T08:34:52.859136+00:00
Familyfamilycelestialdex
NORAD IDnorad_id38,767
Object nameobject_nameAEROCUBE 4.5A
Groupgroupactive
Eccentricity medianeccentricity_median0.002
Inclination deg medianinclination_deg_median64.628
Number of snapsn_snaps156
Span (days)span_days88.833
Mean motion firstmean_motion_first15.674
Mean motion lastmean_motion_last16.272
Delta mean motiondelta_mean_motion0.598
Altitude first (km)altitude_first_km366.365
Altitude last (km)altitude_last_km199.965
Decay rate rev day2decay_rate_rev_day20.006
Altitude decay km dayaltitude_decay_km_day-1.665
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_utc2026-04-03T12:35:57.528096+00:00
Last UTClast_utc2026-07-01T08:34:52.859136+00:00
Last fix UTClast_fix_utc2026-07-01T08:34:52.859136+00:00
Provisionalprovisionalfalse
Tracktrack[{"utc":"2026-04-03T12:35:57.528096+00:00","mean_motion":15.67392988,"altitude_km":366.365,"eccentricity":0.00350902,"inclination_deg":64.6344},{"utc":"2026-04-03T17:11:35.301984+00:00","mean_motion":
Total sensor hitstotal_sensor_hits0

Provenance

  • celestrak

Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/38767.json

AEROCUBE 4.5A — Satellite Orbital Decay — TerraPulse