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The Dexes / Satellite Orbital Decay / 46495

CelestialObjectDex · Satellite Orbital Decay

SALSAT

46495 · 2026-04-03T11:39:16Z

Fixes
214
Observations
214
Altitude — track
214 measured points · 2026-04-032026-08-23
Mean motion — track
214 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_utc2026-04-03T11:39:16.970112+00:00
End UTCend_utc2026-08-23T22:56:29.895648+00:00
Familyfamilycelestialdex
NORAD IDnorad_id46,495
Object nameobject_nameSALSAT
Groupgroupactive
Eccentricity medianeccentricity_median0.001
Inclination deg medianinclination_deg_median97.886
Number of snapsn_snaps214
Span (days)span_days142.470
Mean motion firstmean_motion_first15.287
Mean motion lastmean_motion_last15.306
Delta mean motiondelta_mean_motion0.020
Altitude first (km)altitude_first_km479.739
Altitude last (km)altitude_last_km473.876
Decay rate rev day2decay_rate_rev_day20.000
Altitude decay km dayaltitude_decay_km_day-0.042
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_utc2026-04-03T11:39:16.970112+00:00
Last UTClast_utc2026-08-23T22:56:29.895648+00:00
Last fix UTClast_fix_utc2026-08-23T22:56:29.895648+00:00
Provisionalprovisionalfalse
Tracktrack[{"utc":"2026-04-03T11:39:16.970112+00:00","mean_motion":15.28686046,"altitude_km":479.739,"eccentricity":0.00093825,"inclination_deg":97.8862},{"utc":"2026-04-03T21:04:49.947168+00:00","mean_motion":
Total sensor hitstotal_sensor_hits0

Provenance

  • celestrak

Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/46495.json

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