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CelestialObjectDex · Satellite Decay

POPACS 2

39269 · 2026-04-03T15:37:04Z

Fixes
170
Observations
170
Altitude — track
170 measured points · 2026-04-032026-08-09
Mean motion — track
170 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_utc2026-04-03T15:37:04.879488+00:00
end_utc2026-08-09T15:01:08.029632+00:00
familycelestialdex
norad_id39,269
object_namePOPACS 2
groupactive
eccentricity_median0.042
inclination_deg_median80.992
n_snaps170
span_days127.975
mean_motion_first14.892
mean_motion_last14.931
delta_mean_motion0.039
altitude_first_km600.500
altitude_last_km588.415
decay_rate_rev_day20.000
altitude_decay_km_day-0.087
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_utc2026-04-03T15:37:04.879488+00:00
last_utc2026-08-09T15:01:08.029632+00:00
last_fix_utc2026-08-09T15:01:08.029632+00:00
provisionalfalse
track[{"utc":"2026-04-03T15:37:04.879488+00:00","mean_motion":14.8917892,"altitude_km":600.5,"eccentricity":0.04258288,"inclination_deg":80.9927},{"utc":"2026-04-03T18:50:35.297664+00:00","mean_motion":14.
total_sensor_hits0

Provenance

  • celestrak

Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/39269.json

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