The Dexes / Satellite Orbital Decay / 40965
CelestialObjectDex · Satellite Orbital Decay
AEROCUBE 5C
40965 · 2026-04-03T12:43:12Z
Fixes
223
Observations
223
The record
Everything the slot carries, as measured. Series arrays are drawn above and listed here in full.
| Start UTCstart_utc | 2026-04-03T12:43:12.177120+00:00 |
|---|---|
| End UTCend_utc | 2026-08-22T19:32:12.648192+00:00 |
| Familyfamily | celestialdex |
| NORAD IDnorad_id | 40,965 |
| Object nameobject_name | AEROCUBE 5C |
| Groupgroup | active |
| Eccentricity medianeccentricity_median | 0.013 |
| Inclination deg medianinclination_deg_median | 64.767 |
| Number of snapsn_snaps | 223 |
| Span (days)span_days | 141.284 |
| Mean motion firstmean_motion_first | 14.910 |
| Mean motion lastmean_motion_last | 14.918 |
| Delta mean motiondelta_mean_motion | 0.008 |
| Altitude first (km)altitude_first_km | 594.730 |
| Altitude last (km)altitude_last_km | 592.357 |
| Decay rate rev day2decay_rate_rev_day2 | 0.000 |
| Altitude decay km dayaltitude_decay_km_day | -0.017 |
| Decay notedecay_note | mean_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_utc | 2026-04-03T12:43:12.177120+00:00 |
| Last UTClast_utc | 2026-08-22T19:32:12.648192+00:00 |
| Last fix UTClast_fix_utc | 2026-08-22T19:32:12.648192+00:00 |
| Provisionalprovisional | false |
| Tracktrack | [{"utc":"2026-04-03T12:43:12.177120+00:00","mean_motion":14.91027536,"altitude_km":594.73,"eccentricity":0.01297201,"inclination_deg":64.766},{"utc":"2026-04-04T06:25:37.332480+00:00","mean_motion":14 |
| Total sensor hitstotal_sensor_hits | 0 |
Provenance
- celestrak
Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/40965.json