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CelestialObjectDex · Satellite Orbital Decay

LMRST-SAT

40971 · 2026-04-03T13:21:34Z

Fixes
238
Observations
238
Altitude — track
238 measured points · 2026-04-032026-08-23
Mean motion — track
238 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_utc2026-04-03T13:21:34.906464+00:00
End UTCend_utc2026-08-23T22:18:03.028608+00:00
Familyfamilycelestialdex
NORAD IDnorad_id40,971
Object nameobject_nameLMRST-SAT
Groupgroupactive
Eccentricity medianeccentricity_median0.013
Inclination deg medianinclination_deg_median64.775
Number of snapsn_snaps238
Span (days)span_days142.373
Mean motion firstmean_motion_first14.902
Mean motion lastmean_motion_last14.909
Delta mean motiondelta_mean_motion0.008
Altitude first (km)altitude_first_km597.426
Altitude last (km)altitude_last_km595.073
Decay rate rev day2decay_rate_rev_day20.000
Altitude decay km dayaltitude_decay_km_day-0.017
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_utc2026-04-03T13:21:34.906464+00:00
Last UTClast_utc2026-08-23T22:18:03.028608+00:00
Last fix UTClast_fix_utc2026-08-23T22:18:03.028608+00:00
Provisionalprovisionalfalse
Tracktrack[{"utc":"2026-04-03T13:21:34.906464+00:00","mean_motion":14.90163423,"altitude_km":597.426,"eccentricity":0.01303288,"inclination_deg":64.7751},{"utc":"2026-04-04T07:04:37.038432+00:00","mean_motion":
Total sensor hitstotal_sensor_hits0

Provenance

  • celestrak

Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/40971.json

LMRST-SAT — Satellite Orbital Decay — TerraPulse