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CelestialObjectDex · Satellite Orbital Decay

INTELSAT 30 (IS-30)

40271 · 2026-04-03T12:32:52Z

Fixes
208
Observations
208
Altitude — track
208 measured points · 2026-04-032026-08-23
Mean motion — track
208 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_utc2026-04-03T12:32:52.061856+00:00
End UTCend_utc2026-08-23T05:17:45.928608+00:00
Familyfamilycelestialdex
NORAD IDnorad_id40,271
Object nameobject_nameINTELSAT 30 (IS-30)
Groupgroupactive
Eccentricity medianeccentricity_median0.000
Inclination deg medianinclination_deg_median0.017
Number of snapsn_snaps208
Span (days)span_days141.698
Mean motion firstmean_motion_first1.003
Mean motion lastmean_motion_last1.003
Delta mean motiondelta_mean_motion-0.000
Altitude first (km)altitude_first_km35785.697
Altitude last (km)altitude_last_km35786.550
Decay rate rev day2decay_rate_rev_day20.000
Altitude decay km dayaltitude_decay_km_day-0.001
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_utc2026-04-03T12:32:52.061856+00:00
Last UTClast_utc2026-08-23T05:17:45.928608+00:00
Last fix UTClast_fix_utc2026-08-23T05:17:45.928608+00:00
Provisionalprovisionalfalse
Tracktrack[{"utc":"2026-04-03T12:32:52.061856+00:00","mean_motion":1.00274988,"altitude_km":35785.697,"eccentricity":0.00013101,"inclination_deg":0.0135},{"utc":"2026-04-04T15:45:19.146240+00:00","mean_motion":
Total sensor hitstotal_sensor_hits0

Provenance

  • celestrak

Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/40271.json

INTELSAT 30 (IS-30) — Satellite Orbital Decay — TerraPulse