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CE-SAT IIB

46818 · 2026-04-02T01:20:54Z

Fixes
182
Sensor hits
0
Observations
182
Altitude — track
182 measured points · 2026-04-022026-07-13
Mean motion — track
182 measured points · 2026-04-022026-07-13

The record

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

start_utc2026-04-02T01:20:54.415968+00:00
end_utc2026-07-13T10:09:06.189984+00:00
familycelestialdex
norad_id46,818
object_nameCE-SAT IIB
groupactive
eccentricity_median0.000
inclination_deg_median97.202
n_snaps182
span_days102.367
mean_motion_first15.823
mean_motion_last16.354
delta_mean_motion0.531
altitude_first_km324.060
altitude_last_km178.189
decay_rate_rev_day20.004
altitude_decay_km_day-1.079
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_utc2026-04-02T01:20:54.415968+00:00
last_utc2026-07-13T10:09:06.189984+00:00
last_fix_utc2026-07-13T10:09:06.189984+00:00
provisionalfalse
track[{"utc":"2026-04-02T01:20:54.415968+00:00","mean_motion":15.82256918,"altitude_km":324.06,"eccentricity":0.00037459,"inclination_deg":97.2085},{"utc":"2026-04-04T04:56:48.984000+00:00","mean_motion":1

Provenance

  • celestrak

Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/46818.json

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