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The Dexes / Satellite Orbital Decay / 41900

CelestialObjectDex · Satellite Orbital Decay

SPARK 1

41900 · 2026-04-03T13:37:03Z

Fixes
260
Observations
260
Altitude — track
260 measured points · 2026-04-032026-08-23
Mean motion — track
260 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_utc2026-04-03T13:37:03.398016+00:00
End UTCend_utc2026-08-23T22:23:10.685184+00:00
Familyfamilycelestialdex
NORAD IDnorad_id41,900
Object nameobject_nameSPARK 1
Groupgroupactive
Eccentricity medianeccentricity_median0.002
Inclination deg medianinclination_deg_median98.548
Number of snapsn_snaps260
Span (days)span_days142.365
Mean motion firstmean_motion_first14.597
Mean motion lastmean_motion_last14.598
Delta mean motiondelta_mean_motion0.001
Altitude first (km)altitude_first_km694.140
Altitude last (km)altitude_last_km693.664
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_utc2026-04-03T13:37:03.398016+00:00
Last UTClast_utc2026-08-23T22:23:10.685184+00:00
Last fix UTClast_fix_utc2026-08-23T22:23:10.685184+00:00
Provisionalprovisionalfalse
Tracktrack[{"utc":"2026-04-03T13:37:03.398016+00:00","mean_motion":14.59700775,"altitude_km":694.14,"eccentricity":0.00234735,"inclination_deg":98.5474},{"utc":"2026-04-03T21:50:35.953440+00:00","mean_motion":1
Total sensor hitstotal_sensor_hits0

Provenance

  • celestrak

Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/41900.json

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