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EXPRESS 80

45986 · 2026-04-02T05:57:35Z

Fixes
64
Sensor hits
0
Observations
64
Altitude — track
64 measured points · 2026-04-022026-08-06
Mean motion — track
64 measured points · 2026-04-022026-08-06

The record

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

start_utc2026-04-02T05:57:35.218656+00:00
end_utc2026-08-06T21:39:37.679616+00:00
familycelestialdex
norad_id45,986
object_nameEXPRESS 80
groupactive
eccentricity_median0.000
inclination_deg_median0.021
n_snaps64
span_days126.654
mean_motion_first1.003
mean_motion_last1.004
delta_mean_motion0.001
altitude_first_km35786.420
altitude_last_km35752.578
decay_rate_rev_day20.000
altitude_decay_km_day-0.376
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_utc2026-04-02T05:57:35.218656+00:00
last_utc2026-08-06T21:39:37.679616+00:00
last_fix_utc2026-08-06T21:39:37.679616+00:00
provisionalfalse
track[{"utc":"2026-04-02T05:57:35.218656+00:00","mean_motion":1.00272408,"altitude_km":35786.42,"eccentricity":0.00023234,"inclination_deg":0.0333},{"utc":"2026-04-21T04:42:56.223648+00:00","mean_motion":1

Provenance

  • celestrak

Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/45986.json

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