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The Dexes / Satellite Orbital Decay / 41901

CelestialObjectDex · Satellite Orbital Decay

SPARK 2

41901 · 2026-04-03T12:35:20Z

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_utc2026-04-03T12:35:20.261184+00:00
End UTCend_utc2026-08-23T09:39:05.283072+00:00
Familyfamilycelestialdex
NORAD IDnorad_id41,901
Object nameobject_nameSPARK 2
Groupgroupactive
Eccentricity medianeccentricity_median0.003
Inclination deg medianinclination_deg_median98.549
Number of snapsn_snaps255
Span (days)span_days141.878
Mean motion firstmean_motion_first14.591
Mean motion lastmean_motion_last14.592
Delta mean motiondelta_mean_motion0.001
Altitude first (km)altitude_first_km696.150
Altitude last (km)altitude_last_km695.683
Decay rate rev day2decay_rate_rev_day20.000
Altitude decay km dayaltitude_decay_km_day-0.003
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_utc2026-04-03T12:35:20.261184+00:00
Last UTClast_utc2026-08-23T09:39:05.283072+00:00
Last fix UTClast_fix_utc2026-08-23T09:39:05.283072+00:00
Provisionalprovisionalfalse
Tracktrack[{"utc":"2026-04-03T12:35:20.261184+00:00","mean_motion":14.59078718,"altitude_km":696.15,"eccentricity":0.0025033,"inclination_deg":98.5464},{"utc":"2026-04-03T20:49:05.436192+00:00","mean_motion":14
Total sensor hitstotal_sensor_hits0

Provenance

  • celestrak

Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/41901.json

SPARK 2 — Satellite Orbital Decay — TerraPulse