The Dexes / Satellite Orbital Decay / 42808
CelestialObjectDex · Satellite Orbital Decay
IRIDIUM 117
42808 · 2026-04-03T12:58:38Z
Fixes
258
Observations
258
The record
Everything the slot carries, as measured. Series arrays are drawn above and listed here in full.
| Start UTCstart_utc | 2026-04-03T12:58:38.907840+00:00 |
|---|---|
| End UTCend_utc | 2026-08-23T12:28:18.975648+00:00 |
| Familyfamily | celestialdex |
| NORAD IDnorad_id | 42,808 |
| Object nameobject_name | IRIDIUM 117 |
| Groupgroup | active |
| Eccentricity medianeccentricity_median | 0.000 |
| Inclination deg medianinclination_deg_median | 86.400 |
| Number of snapsn_snaps | 258 |
| Span (days)span_days | 141.979 |
| Mean motion firstmean_motion_first | 14.342 |
| Mean motion lastmean_motion_last | 14.342 |
| Delta mean motiondelta_mean_motion | -0.000 |
| Altitude first (km)altitude_first_km | 777.663 |
| Altitude last (km)altitude_last_km | 777.668 |
| Decay rate rev day2decay_rate_rev_day2 | -0.000 |
| Altitude decay km dayaltitude_decay_km_day | 0.000 |
| 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 | 2026-04-03T12:58:38.907840+00:00 |
| Last UTClast_utc | 2026-08-23T12:28:18.975648+00:00 |
| Last fix UTClast_fix_utc | 2026-08-23T12:28:18.975648+00:00 |
| Provisionalprovisional | false |
| Tracktrack | [{"utc":"2026-04-03T12:58:38.907840+00:00","mean_motion":14.34218849,"altitude_km":777.663,"eccentricity":0.00021595,"inclination_deg":86.4013},{"utc":"2026-04-03T21:20:58.873056+00:00","mean_motion": |
| Total sensor hitstotal_sensor_hits | 0 |
Provenance
- celestrak
Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/42808.json