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BEIDOU-3 M2

43002 · 2026-04-02T08:39:33Z

Fixes
153
Sensor hits
0
Observations
153
Altitude — track
153 measured points · 2026-04-022026-07-23
Mean motion — track
153 measured points · 2026-04-022026-07-23

The record

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

start_utc2026-04-02T08:39:33.260832+00:00
end_utc2026-07-23T01:08:58.388064+00:00
familycelestialdex
norad_id43,002
object_nameBEIDOU-3 M2
groupactive
eccentricity_median0.001
inclination_deg_median56.689
n_snaps153
span_days111.687
mean_motion_first1.862
mean_motion_last1.864
delta_mean_motion0.002
altitude_first_km21528.096
altitude_last_km21511.251
decay_rate_rev_day20.000
altitude_decay_km_day-0.194
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_utc2026-04-02T08:39:33.260832+00:00
last_utc2026-07-23T01:08:58.388064+00:00
last_fix_utc2026-07-23T01:08:58.388064+00:00
provisionalfalse
track[{"utc":"2026-04-02T08:39:33.260832+00:00","mean_motion":1.8623056,"altitude_km":21528.096,"eccentricity":0.00101352,"inclination_deg":56.6272},{"utc":"2026-04-04T12:12:25.104096+00:00","mean_motion":

Provenance

  • celestrak

Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/43002.json

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