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CelestialObjectDex · Satellite Orbital Decay

YAOGAN-30 05C

43172 · 2026-04-03T12:55:57Z

Fixes
287
Observations
287
Altitude — track
287 measured points · 2026-04-032026-08-23
Mean motion — track
287 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_utc2026-04-03T12:55:57.986112+00:00
End UTCend_utc2026-08-23T23:44:07.445184+00:00
Familyfamilycelestialdex
NORAD IDnorad_id43,172
Object nameobject_nameYAOGAN-30 05C
Groupgroupactive
Eccentricity medianeccentricity_median0.000
Inclination deg medianinclination_deg_median34.996
Number of snapsn_snaps287
Span (days)span_days142.450
Mean motion firstmean_motion_first15.023
Mean motion lastmean_motion_last15.030
Delta mean motiondelta_mean_motion0.006
Altitude first (km)altitude_first_km559.660
Altitude last (km)altitude_last_km557.709
Decay rate rev day2decay_rate_rev_day20.000
Altitude decay km dayaltitude_decay_km_day-0.012
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_utc2026-04-03T12:55:57.986112+00:00
Last UTClast_utc2026-08-23T23:44:07.445184+00:00
Last fix UTClast_fix_utc2026-08-23T23:44:07.445184+00:00
Provisionalprovisionalfalse
Tracktrack[{"utc":"2026-04-03T12:55:57.986112+00:00","mean_motion":15.02347348,"altitude_km":559.66,"eccentricity":0.00013394,"inclination_deg":34.9966},{"utc":"2026-04-03T19:18:44.807328+00:00","mean_motion":1
Total sensor hitstotal_sensor_hits0

Provenance

  • celestrak

Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/43172.json

YAOGAN-30 05C — Satellite Orbital Decay — TerraPulse