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CelestialObjectDex · Satellite Orbital Decay

JCSAT-17

45245 · 2026-04-03T13:30:38Z

Fixes
246
Observations
246
Altitude — track
246 measured points · 2026-04-032026-08-23
Mean motion — track
246 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_utc2026-04-03T13:30:38.568960+00:00
End UTCend_utc2026-08-23T06:59:17.960640+00:00
Familyfamilycelestialdex
NORAD IDnorad_id45,245
Object nameobject_nameJCSAT-17
Groupgroupactive
Eccentricity medianeccentricity_median0.000
Inclination deg medianinclination_deg_median5.393
Number of snapsn_snaps246
Span (days)span_days141.728
Mean motion firstmean_motion_first1.003
Mean motion lastmean_motion_last1.003
Delta mean motiondelta_mean_motion-0.000
Altitude first (km)altitude_first_km35786.308
Altitude last (km)altitude_last_km35786.737
Decay rate rev day2decay_rate_rev_day2-0.000
Altitude decay km dayaltitude_decay_km_day0.001
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_utc2026-04-03T13:30:38.568960+00:00
Last UTClast_utc2026-08-23T06:59:17.960640+00:00
Last fix UTClast_fix_utc2026-08-23T06:59:17.960640+00:00
Provisionalprovisionalfalse
Tracktrack[{"utc":"2026-04-03T13:30:38.568960+00:00","mean_motion":1.00272809,"altitude_km":35786.308,"eccentricity":0.00044277,"inclination_deg":5.3945},{"utc":"2026-04-03T17:34:51.698784+00:00","mean_motion":
Total sensor hitstotal_sensor_hits0

Provenance

  • celestrak

Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/45245.json

JCSAT-17 — Satellite Orbital Decay — TerraPulse