The Dexes / Satellite Orbital Decay / 43925
CelestialObjectDex · Satellite Orbital Decay
IRIDIUM 173
43925 · 2026-04-03T12:49:30Z
Fixes
253
Observations
253
The record
Everything the slot carries, as measured. Series arrays are drawn above and listed here in full.
| Start UTCstart_utc | 2026-04-03T12:49:30.890784+00:00 |
|---|---|
| End UTCend_utc | 2026-08-23T17:20:34.960704+00:00 |
| Familyfamily | celestialdex |
| NORAD IDnorad_id | 43,925 |
| Object nameobject_name | IRIDIUM 173 |
| Groupgroup | active |
| Eccentricity medianeccentricity_median | 0.000 |
| Inclination deg medianinclination_deg_median | 86.400 |
| Number of snapsn_snaps | 253 |
| Span (days)span_days | 142.188 |
| Mean motion firstmean_motion_first | 14.342 |
| Mean motion lastmean_motion_last | 14.342 |
| Delta mean motiondelta_mean_motion | -0.000 |
| Altitude first (km)altitude_first_km | 777.665 |
| Altitude last (km)altitude_last_km | 777.667 |
| 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 | 2026-04-03T12:49:30.890784+00:00 |
| Last UTClast_utc | 2026-08-23T17:20:34.960704+00:00 |
| Last fix UTClast_fix_utc | 2026-08-23T17:20:34.960704+00:00 |
| Provisionalprovisional | false |
| Tracktrack | [{"utc":"2026-04-03T12:49:30.890784+00:00","mean_motion":14.34218516,"altitude_km":777.665,"eccentricity":0.00021226,"inclination_deg":86.4014},{"utc":"2026-04-03T21:11:50.860320+00:00","mean_motion": |
| Total sensor hitstotal_sensor_hits | 0 |
Provenance
- celestrak
Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/43925.json