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CelestialObjectDex · Satellite Orbital Decay

SJ-9B

38861 · 2026-04-03T13:27:46Z

Fixes
250
Observations
250
Altitude — track
250 measured points · 2026-04-032026-08-23
Mean motion — track
250 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_utc2026-04-03T13:27:46.035936+00:00
End UTCend_utc2026-08-23T22:35:16.725120+00:00
Familyfamilycelestialdex
NORAD IDnorad_id38,861
Object nameobject_nameSJ-9B
Groupgroupactive
Eccentricity medianeccentricity_median0.002
Inclination deg medianinclination_deg_median97.598
Number of snapsn_snaps250
Span (days)span_days142.380
Mean motion firstmean_motion_first14.910
Mean motion lastmean_motion_last14.915
Delta mean motiondelta_mean_motion0.005
Altitude first (km)altitude_first_km594.712
Altitude last (km)altitude_last_km593.156
Decay rate rev day2decay_rate_rev_day20.000
Altitude decay km dayaltitude_decay_km_day-0.011
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_utc2026-04-03T13:27:46.035936+00:00
Last UTClast_utc2026-08-23T22:35:16.725120+00:00
Last fix UTClast_fix_utc2026-08-23T22:35:16.725120+00:00
Provisionalprovisionalfalse
Tracktrack[{"utc":"2026-04-03T13:27:46.035936+00:00","mean_motion":14.91033499,"altitude_km":594.712,"eccentricity":0.00169454,"inclination_deg":97.5946},{"utc":"2026-04-03T16:41:02.514336+00:00","mean_motion":
Total sensor hitstotal_sensor_hits0

Provenance

  • celestrak

Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/38861.json

SJ-9B — Satellite Orbital Decay — TerraPulse