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CelestialObjectDex · Satellite Orbital Decay

STARS-AO

43679 · 2026-04-03T12:28:03Z

Fixes
194
Observations
194
Altitude — track
194 measured points · 2026-04-032026-08-23
Mean motion — track
194 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_utc2026-04-03T12:28:03.040896+00:00
End UTCend_utc2026-08-23T20:43:55.440768+00:00
Familyfamilycelestialdex
NORAD IDnorad_id43,679
Object nameobject_nameSTARS-AO
Groupgroupactive
Eccentricity medianeccentricity_median0.000
Inclination deg medianinclination_deg_median98.051
Number of snapsn_snaps194
Span (days)span_days142.344
Mean motion firstmean_motion_first15.162
Mean motion lastmean_motion_last15.177
Delta mean motiondelta_mean_motion0.015
Altitude first (km)altitude_first_km517.297
Altitude last (km)altitude_last_km512.790
Decay rate rev day2decay_rate_rev_day20.000
Altitude decay km dayaltitude_decay_km_day-0.032
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_utc2026-04-03T12:28:03.040896+00:00
Last UTClast_utc2026-08-23T20:43:55.440768+00:00
Last fix UTClast_fix_utc2026-08-23T20:43:55.440768+00:00
Provisionalprovisionalfalse
Tracktrack[{"utc":"2026-04-03T12:28:03.040896+00:00","mean_motion":15.16213345,"altitude_km":517.297,"eccentricity":0.0003352,"inclination_deg":98.0585},{"utc":"2026-04-04T01:08:18.617280+00:00","mean_motion":1
Total sensor hitstotal_sensor_hits0

Provenance

  • celestrak

Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/43679.json

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