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The Dexes / Satellite Orbital Decay / 43879

CelestialObjectDex · Satellite Orbital Decay

ISAT

43879 · 2026-04-03T12:50:53Z

Fixes
212
Observations
212
Altitude — track
212 measured points · 2026-04-032026-08-22
Mean motion — track
212 measured points · 2026-04-032026-08-22

The record

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

Start UTCstart_utc2026-04-03T12:50:53.530656+00:00
End UTCend_utc2026-08-22T18:52:14.763072+00:00
Familyfamilycelestialdex
NORAD IDnorad_id43,879
Object nameobject_nameISAT
Groupgroupactive
Eccentricity medianeccentricity_median0.001
Inclination deg medianinclination_deg_median97.589
Number of snapsn_snaps212
Span (days)span_days141.251
Mean motion firstmean_motion_first15.545
Mean motion lastmean_motion_last15.818
Delta mean motiondelta_mean_motion0.273
Altitude first (km)altitude_first_km403.477
Altitude last (km)altitude_last_km325.259
Decay rate rev day2decay_rate_rev_day20.002
Altitude decay km dayaltitude_decay_km_day-0.530
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_utc2026-04-03T12:50:53.530656+00:00
Last UTClast_utc2026-08-22T18:52:14.763072+00:00
Last fix UTClast_fix_utc2026-08-22T18:52:14.763072+00:00
Provisionalprovisionalfalse
Tracktrack[{"utc":"2026-04-03T12:50:53.530656+00:00","mean_motion":15.5454442,"altitude_km":403.477,"eccentricity":0.00054664,"inclination_deg":97.5909},{"utc":"2026-04-03T19:01:39.367200+00:00","mean_motion":1
Total sensor hitstotal_sensor_hits0

Provenance

  • celestrak

Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/43879.json

ISAT — Satellite Orbital Decay — TerraPulse