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CelestialObjectDex · Satellite Orbital Decay

ZHONGXING-2C

41021 · 2026-04-03T13:19:11Z

Fixes
283
Observations
283
Altitude — track
283 measured points · 2026-04-032026-08-23
Mean motion — track
283 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_utc2026-04-03T13:19:11.911872+00:00
End UTCend_utc2026-08-23T23:45:25.809120+00:00
Familyfamilycelestialdex
NORAD IDnorad_id41,021
Object nameobject_nameZHONGXING-2C
Groupgroupactive
Eccentricity medianeccentricity_median0.001
Inclination deg medianinclination_deg_median0.243
Number of snapsn_snaps283
Span (days)span_days142.435
Mean motion firstmean_motion_first1.003
Mean motion lastmean_motion_last1.003
Delta mean motiondelta_mean_motion-0.000
Altitude first (km)altitude_first_km35779.019
Altitude last (km)altitude_last_km35785.760
Decay rate rev day2decay_rate_rev_day2-0.000
Altitude decay km dayaltitude_decay_km_day0.002
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_utc2026-04-03T13:19:11.911872+00:00
Last UTClast_utc2026-08-23T23:45:25.809120+00:00
Last fix UTClast_fix_utc2026-08-23T23:45:25.809120+00:00
Provisionalprovisionalfalse
Tracktrack[{"utc":"2026-04-03T13:19:11.911872+00:00","mean_motion":1.00298817,"altitude_km":35779.019,"eccentricity":0.00061117,"inclination_deg":0.0847},{"utc":"2026-04-03T20:09:50.027904+00:00","mean_motion":
Total sensor hitstotal_sensor_hits0

Provenance

  • celestrak

Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/41021.json

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