The Dexes / Satellite Orbital Decay / 43482
CelestialObjectDex · Satellite Orbital Decay
IRIDIUM 162
43482 · 2026-04-03T13:30:16Z
Fixes
265
Observations
265
The record
Everything the slot carries, as measured. Series arrays are drawn above and listed here in full.
| Start UTCstart_utc | 2026-04-03T13:30:16.652736+00:00 |
|---|---|
| End UTCend_utc | 2026-08-23T18:14:46.271328+00:00 |
| Familyfamily | celestialdex |
| NORAD IDnorad_id | 43,482 |
| Object nameobject_name | IRIDIUM 162 |
| Groupgroup | active |
| Eccentricity medianeccentricity_median | 0.000 |
| Inclination deg medianinclination_deg_median | 86.445 |
| Number of snapsn_snaps | 265 |
| Span (days)span_days | 142.198 |
| Mean motion firstmean_motion_first | 14.433 |
| Mean motion lastmean_motion_last | 14.433 |
| Delta mean motiondelta_mean_motion | 0.000 |
| Altitude first (km)altitude_first_km | 747.692 |
| Altitude last (km)altitude_last_km | 747.682 |
| 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 | 2026-04-03T13:30:16.652736+00:00 |
| Last UTClast_utc | 2026-08-23T18:14:46.271328+00:00 |
| Last fix UTClast_fix_utc | 2026-08-23T18:14:46.271328+00:00 |
| Provisionalprovisional | false |
| Tracktrack | [{"utc":"2026-04-03T13:30:16.652736+00:00","mean_motion":14.43276791,"altitude_km":747.692,"eccentricity":0.0002225,"inclination_deg":86.4455},{"utc":"2026-04-04T02:48:58.231296+00:00","mean_motion":1 |
| Total sensor hitstotal_sensor_hits | 0 |
Provenance
- celestrak
Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/43482.json