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41787 · 2026-04-03T13:10:30Z

Fixes
255
Observations
255
Altitude — track
255 measured points · 2026-04-032026-08-23
Mean motion — track
255 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_utc2026-04-03T13:10:30.697824+00:00
End UTCend_utc2026-08-23T16:45:03.334464+00:00
Familyfamilycelestialdex
NORAD IDnorad_id41,787
Object nameobject_namePATHFINDER 1
Groupgroupactive
Eccentricity medianeccentricity_median0.003
Inclination deg medianinclination_deg_median97.817
Number of snapsn_snaps255
Span (days)span_days142.149
Mean motion firstmean_motion_first14.676
Mean motion lastmean_motion_last14.677
Delta mean motiondelta_mean_motion0.002
Altitude first (km)altitude_first_km668.846
Altitude last (km)altitude_last_km668.312
Decay rate rev day2decay_rate_rev_day20.000
Altitude decay km dayaltitude_decay_km_day-0.004
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_utc2026-04-03T13:10:30.697824+00:00
Last UTClast_utc2026-08-23T16:45:03.334464+00:00
Last fix UTClast_fix_utc2026-08-23T16:45:03.334464+00:00
Provisionalprovisionalfalse
Tracktrack[{"utc":"2026-04-03T13:10:30.697824+00:00","mean_motion":14.67566906,"altitude_km":668.846,"eccentricity":0.00299789,"inclination_deg":97.8183},{"utc":"2026-04-04T05:32:19.126752+00:00","mean_motion":
Total sensor hitstotal_sensor_hits0

Provenance

  • celestrak

Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/41787.json

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