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IRIDIUM 155

43573 · 2026-04-03T12:41:06Z

Fixes
259
Observations
259
Altitude — track
259 measured points · 2026-04-032026-08-23
Mean motion — track
259 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_utc2026-04-03T12:41:06.380448+00:00
End UTCend_utc2026-08-23T10:30:18.218304+00:00
Familyfamilycelestialdex
NORAD IDnorad_id43,573
Object nameobject_nameIRIDIUM 155
Groupgroupactive
Eccentricity medianeccentricity_median0.000
Inclination deg medianinclination_deg_median86.394
Number of snapsn_snaps259
Span (days)span_days141.909
Mean motion firstmean_motion_first14.342
Mean motion lastmean_motion_last14.342
Delta mean motiondelta_mean_motion0.000
Altitude first (km)altitude_first_km777.668
Altitude last (km)altitude_last_km777.661
Decay rate rev day2decay_rate_rev_day20.000
Altitude decay km dayaltitude_decay_km_day-0
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_utc2026-04-03T12:41:06.380448+00:00
Last UTClast_utc2026-08-23T10:30:18.218304+00:00
Last fix UTClast_fix_utc2026-08-23T10:30:18.218304+00:00
Provisionalprovisionalfalse
Tracktrack[{"utc":"2026-04-03T12:41:06.380448+00:00","mean_motion":14.34217405,"altitude_km":777.668,"eccentricity":0.00021328,"inclination_deg":86.3908},{"utc":"2026-04-04T05:25:46.389504+00:00","mean_motion":
Total sensor hitstotal_sensor_hits0

Provenance

  • celestrak

Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/43573.json

IRIDIUM 155 — Satellite Orbital Decay — TerraPulse