The Dexes / Satellite Orbital Decay / 41852
CelestialObjectDex · Satellite Orbital Decay
AEROCUBE 8D
41852 · 2026-04-03T13:28:22Z
Fixes
197
Observations
197
The record
Everything the slot carries, as measured. Series arrays are drawn above and listed here in full.
| Start UTCstart_utc | 2026-04-03T13:28:22.247040+00:00 |
|---|---|
| End UTCend_utc | 2026-08-23T14:46:07.661280+00:00 |
| Familyfamily | celestialdex |
| NORAD IDnorad_id | 41,852 |
| Object nameobject_name | AEROCUBE 8D |
| Groupgroup | active |
| Eccentricity medianeccentricity_median | 0.000 |
| Inclination deg medianinclination_deg_median | 98.070 |
| Number of snapsn_snaps | 197 |
| Span (days)span_days | 142.054 |
| Mean motion firstmean_motion_first | 15.234 |
| Mean motion lastmean_motion_last | 15.252 |
| Delta mean motiondelta_mean_motion | 0.019 |
| Altitude first (km)altitude_first_km | 495.736 |
| Altitude last (km)altitude_last_km | 490.102 |
| Decay rate rev day2decay_rate_rev_day2 | 0.000 |
| Altitude decay km dayaltitude_decay_km_day | -0.041 |
| 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 | 2026-04-03T13:28:22.247040+00:00 |
| Last UTClast_utc | 2026-08-23T14:46:07.661280+00:00 |
| Last fix UTClast_fix_utc | 2026-08-23T14:46:07.661280+00:00 |
| Provisionalprovisional | false |
| Tracktrack | [{"utc":"2026-04-03T13:28:22.247040+00:00","mean_motion":15.23352877,"altitude_km":495.736,"eccentricity":0.00044403,"inclination_deg":98.0788},{"utc":"2026-04-04T03:39:39.354048+00:00","mean_motion": |
| Total sensor hitstotal_sensor_hits | 0 |
Provenance
- celestrak
Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/41852.json