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IRIDIUM 170

43930 · 2026-04-03T12:52:46Z

Fixes
255
Observations
255
Altitude — track
255 measured points · 2026-04-032026-08-23
Mean motion — track
255 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_utc2026-04-03T12:52:46.024320+00:00
End UTCend_utc2026-08-23T12:30:28.645632+00:00
Familyfamilycelestialdex
NORAD IDnorad_id43,930
Object nameobject_nameIRIDIUM 170
Groupgroupactive
Eccentricity medianeccentricity_median0.000
Inclination deg medianinclination_deg_median86.612
Number of snapsn_snaps255
Span (days)span_days141.985
Mean motion firstmean_motion_first14.723
Mean motion lastmean_motion_last14.723
Delta mean motiondelta_mean_motion-0.000
Altitude first (km)altitude_first_km653.888
Altitude last (km)altitude_last_km653.889
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_utc2026-04-03T12:52:46.024320+00:00
Last UTClast_utc2026-08-23T12:30:28.645632+00:00
Last fix UTClast_fix_utc2026-08-23T12:30:28.645632+00:00
Provisionalprovisionalfalse
Tracktrack[{"utc":"2026-04-03T12:52:46.024320+00:00","mean_motion":14.72251879,"altitude_km":653.888,"eccentricity":0.00024294,"inclination_deg":86.6139},{"utc":"2026-04-03T19:24:15.615648+00:00","mean_motion":
Total sensor hitstotal_sensor_hits0

Provenance

  • celestrak

Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/43930.json

IRIDIUM 170 — Satellite Orbital Decay — TerraPulse