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CelestialObjectDex · Satellite Orbital Decay

GAOFEN-5 01

43461 · 2026-04-03T12:38:31Z

Fixes
252
Observations
252
Altitude — track
252 measured points · 2026-04-032026-08-23
Mean motion — track
252 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_utc2026-04-03T12:38:31.784928+00:00
End UTCend_utc2026-08-23T09:37:52.631040+00:00
Familyfamilycelestialdex
NORAD IDnorad_id43,461
Object nameobject_nameGAOFEN-5 01
Groupgroupactive
Eccentricity medianeccentricity_median0.000
Inclination deg medianinclination_deg_median98.457
Number of snapsn_snaps252
Span (days)span_days141.875
Mean motion firstmean_motion_first14.606
Mean motion lastmean_motion_last14.606
Delta mean motiondelta_mean_motion0.001
Altitude first (km)altitude_first_km691.394
Altitude last (km)altitude_last_km691.093
Decay rate rev day2decay_rate_rev_day20.000
Altitude decay km dayaltitude_decay_km_day-0.002
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_utc2026-04-03T12:38:31.784928+00:00
Last UTClast_utc2026-08-23T09:37:52.631040+00:00
Last fix UTClast_fix_utc2026-08-23T09:37:52.631040+00:00
Provisionalprovisionalfalse
Tracktrack[{"utc":"2026-04-03T12:38:31.784928+00:00","mean_motion":14.60551296,"altitude_km":691.394,"eccentricity":0.0001228,"inclination_deg":98.451},{"utc":"2026-04-03T20:51:47.064672+00:00","mean_motion":14
Total sensor hitstotal_sensor_hits0

Provenance

  • celestrak

Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/43461.json

GAOFEN-5 01 — Satellite Orbital Decay — TerraPulse