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COSMOS 2539

44457 · 2026-04-01T06:07:17Z

Fixes
168
Sensor hits
0
Observations
168
Altitude — track
168 measured points · 2026-04-012026-08-09
Mean motion — track
168 measured points · 2026-04-012026-08-09

The record

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

start_utc2026-04-01T06:07:17.786208+00:00
end_utc2026-08-09T13:55:58.089216+00:00
familycelestialdex
norad_id44,457
object_nameCOSMOS 2539
groupactive
eccentricity_median0.000
inclination_deg_median0.035
n_snaps168
span_days130.325
mean_motion_first1.003
mean_motion_last1.003
delta_mean_motion-0.000
altitude_first_km35785.348
altitude_last_km35786.850
decay_rate_rev_day2-0.000
altitude_decay_km_day0.006
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_utc2026-04-01T06:07:17.786208+00:00
last_utc2026-08-09T13:55:58.089216+00:00
last_fix_utc2026-08-09T13:55:58.089216+00:00
provisionalfalse
track[{"utc":"2026-04-01T06:07:17.786208+00:00","mean_motion":1.00276234,"altitude_km":35785.348,"eccentricity":0.00005161,"inclination_deg":0.0211},{"utc":"2026-04-04T22:48:17.593632+00:00","mean_motion":

Provenance

  • celestrak

Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/44457.json

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