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COSMOS 2502

40358 · 2026-04-03T14:04:39Z

Fixes
349
Observations
349
Altitude — track
349 measured points · 2026-04-032026-08-23
Mean motion — track
349 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_utc2026-04-03T14:04:39.637632+00:00
end_utc2026-08-23T23:20:56.745600+00:00
familycelestialdex
norad_id40,358
object_nameCOSMOS 2502
groupactive
eccentricity_median0.001
inclination_deg_median67.153
n_snaps349
span_days142.386
mean_motion_first13.978
mean_motion_last13.978
delta_mean_motion0.000
altitude_first_km901.378
altitude_last_km901.317
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_utc2026-04-03T14:04:39.637632+00:00
last_utc2026-08-23T23:20:56.745600+00:00
last_fix_utc2026-08-23T23:20:56.745600+00:00
provisionalfalse
track[{"utc":"2026-04-03T14:04:39.637632+00:00","mean_motion":13.97813008,"altitude_km":901.378,"eccentricity":0.00083632,"inclination_deg":67.1537},{"utc":"2026-04-03T20:56:47.771232+00:00","mean_motion":
total_sensor_hits0

Provenance

  • celestrak

Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/40358.json

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