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KANOPUS-V 5

43876 · 2026-04-02T03:59:23Z

Fixes
255
Sensor hits
0
Observations
255
Altitude — track
255 measured points · 2026-04-022026-08-09
Mean motion — track
255 measured points · 2026-04-022026-08-09

The record

Everything the slot carries, as measured. Series arrays are drawn above and listed here in full.

start_utc2026-04-02T03:59:23.589600+00:00
end_utc2026-08-09T21:00:58.518720+00:00
familycelestialdex
norad_id43,876
object_nameKANOPUS-V 5
groupactive
eccentricity_median0.000
inclination_deg_median97.359
n_snaps255
span_days129.709
mean_motion_first15.226
mean_motion_last15.224
delta_mean_motion-0.002
altitude_first_km498.032
altitude_last_km498.562
decay_rate_rev_day20.000
altitude_decay_km_day-0.004
decay_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_utc2026-04-02T03:59:23.589600+00:00
last_utc2026-08-09T21:00:58.518720+00:00
last_fix_utc2026-08-09T21:00:58.518720+00:00
provisionalfalse
track[{"utc":"2026-04-02T03:59:23.589600+00:00","mean_motion":15.22590043,"altitude_km":498.032,"eccentricity":0.00017363,"inclination_deg":97.3628},{"utc":"2026-04-06T05:46:43.138848+00:00","mean_motion":

Provenance

  • celestrak

Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/43876.json

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