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INMARSAT 5-F1

39476 · 2026-04-02T14:52:37Z

Fixes
208
Sensor hits
0
Observations
208
Altitude — track
208 measured points · 2026-04-022026-08-09
Mean motion — track
208 measured points · 2026-04-022026-08-09

The record

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

start_utc2026-04-02T14:52:37.170624+00:00
end_utc2026-08-09T19:19:54.405120+00:00
familycelestialdex
norad_id39,476
object_nameINMARSAT 5-F1
groupactive
eccentricity_median0.000
inclination_deg_median0.017
n_snaps208
span_days129.186
mean_motion_first1.003
mean_motion_last1.003
delta_mean_motion0.000
altitude_first_km35787.091
altitude_last_km35783.499
decay_rate_rev_day20.000
altitude_decay_km_day-0.004
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_utc2026-04-02T14:52:37.170624+00:00
last_utc2026-08-09T19:19:54.405120+00:00
last_fix_utc2026-08-09T19:19:54.405120+00:00
provisionalfalse
track[{"utc":"2026-04-02T14:52:37.170624+00:00","mean_motion":1.00270017,"altitude_km":35787.091,"eccentricity":0.00004378,"inclination_deg":0.0178},{"utc":"2026-04-03T23:23:33.994464+00:00","mean_motion":

Provenance

  • celestrak

Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/39476.json

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