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CelestialObjectDex · Satellite Orbital Decay

M2 PATHFINDER

45727 · 2026-04-03T11:46:57Z

Fixes
229
Observations
229
Altitude — track
229 measured points · 2026-04-032026-08-23
Mean motion — track
229 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_utc2026-04-03T11:46:57.813024+00:00
End UTCend_utc2026-08-23T19:19:31.516032+00:00
Familyfamilycelestialdex
NORAD IDnorad_id45,727
Object nameobject_nameM2 PATHFINDER
Groupgroupactive
Eccentricity medianeccentricity_median0.001
Inclination deg medianinclination_deg_median97.815
Number of snapsn_snaps229
Span (days)span_days142.314
Mean motion firstmean_motion_first15.043
Mean motion lastmean_motion_last15.049
Delta mean motiondelta_mean_motion0.006
Altitude first (km)altitude_first_km553.532
Altitude last (km)altitude_last_km551.694
Decay rate rev day2decay_rate_rev_day20.000
Altitude decay km dayaltitude_decay_km_day-0.013
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_utc2026-04-03T11:46:57.813024+00:00
Last UTClast_utc2026-08-23T19:19:31.516032+00:00
Last fix UTClast_fix_utc2026-08-23T19:19:31.516032+00:00
Provisionalprovisionalfalse
Tracktrack[{"utc":"2026-04-03T11:46:57.813024+00:00","mean_motion":15.04340007,"altitude_km":553.532,"eccentricity":0.00124793,"inclination_deg":97.8152},{"utc":"2026-04-04T02:09:00.379008+00:00","mean_motion":
Total sensor hitstotal_sensor_hits0

Provenance

  • celestrak

Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/45727.json

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