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KANOPUS-V-IK

42825 · 2026-04-02T00:02:18Z

Fixes
277
Sensor hits
0
Observations
277
Altitude — track
277 measured points · 2026-04-022026-08-09
Mean motion — track
277 measured points · 2026-04-022026-08-09

The record

Everything the slot carries, as measured. Series arrays are drawn above and listed here in full.

start_utc2026-04-02T00:02:18.204576+00:00
end_utc2026-08-09T20:14:14.239968+00:00
familycelestialdex
norad_id42,825
object_nameKANOPUS-V-IK
groupactive
eccentricity_median0.000
inclination_deg_median97.359
n_snaps277
span_days129.842
mean_motion_first15.226
mean_motion_last15.225
delta_mean_motion-0.002
altitude_first_km497.944
altitude_last_km498.438
decay_rate_rev_day20.000
altitude_decay_km_day-0.001
decay_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_utc2026-04-02T00:02:18.204576+00:00
last_utc2026-08-09T20:14:14.239968+00:00
last_fix_utc2026-08-09T20:14:14.239968+00:00
provisionalfalse
track[{"utc":"2026-04-02T00:02:18.204576+00:00","mean_motion":15.22619215,"altitude_km":497.944,"eccentricity":0.00016521,"inclination_deg":97.3627},{"utc":"2026-04-05T21:05:39.513120+00:00","mean_motion":

Provenance

  • celestrak

Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/42825.json

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