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COSMOS 2501 [GLONASS-K]

40315 · 2026-03-25T07:16:41Z

Fixes
108
Sensor hits
0
Observations
108
Altitude — track
108 measured points · 2026-03-252026-08-09
Mean motion — track
108 measured points · 2026-03-252026-08-09

The record

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

start_utc2026-03-25T07:16:41.300256+00:00
end_utc2026-08-09T07:50:47.025024+00:00
familycelestialdex
norad_id40,315
object_nameCOSMOS 2501 [GLONASS-K]
groupactive
eccentricity_median0.002
inclination_deg_median63.617
n_snaps108
span_days137.024
mean_motion_first2.131
mean_motion_last2.131
delta_mean_motion-0.000
altitude_first_km19129.944
altitude_last_km19129.946
decay_rate_rev_day20.000
altitude_decay_km_day-0.000
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_utc2026-03-25T07:16:41.300256+00:00
last_utc2026-08-09T07:50:47.025024+00:00
last_fix_utc2026-08-09T07:50:47.025024+00:00
provisionalfalse
track[{"utc":"2026-03-25T07:16:41.300256+00:00","mean_motion":2.13101287,"altitude_km":19129.944,"eccentricity":0.00211828,"inclination_deg":63.6158},{"utc":"2026-04-16T08:36:13.231872+00:00","mean_motion"

Provenance

  • celestrak

Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/40315.json

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