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HAWK-3C

48948 · 2026-04-03T12:35:34Z

Fixes
209
Observations
209
Altitude — track
209 measured points · 2026-04-032026-08-23
Mean motion — track
209 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_utc2026-04-03T12:35:34.868832+00:00
End UTCend_utc2026-08-23T08:06:46.787328+00:00
Familyfamilycelestialdex
NORAD IDnorad_id48,948
Object nameobject_nameHAWK-3C
Groupgroupactive
Eccentricity medianeccentricity_median0.001
Inclination deg medianinclination_deg_median97.679
Number of snapsn_snaps209
Span (days)span_days141.813
Mean motion firstmean_motion_first15.637
Mean motion lastmean_motion_last15.752
Delta mean motiondelta_mean_motion0.115
Altitude first (km)altitude_first_km376.907
Altitude last (km)altitude_last_km344.065
Decay rate rev day2decay_rate_rev_day20.001
Altitude decay km dayaltitude_decay_km_day-0.232
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_utc2026-04-03T12:35:34.868832+00:00
Last UTClast_utc2026-08-23T08:06:46.787328+00:00
Last fix UTClast_fix_utc2026-08-23T08:06:46.787328+00:00
Provisionalprovisionalfalse
Tracktrack[{"utc":"2026-04-03T12:35:34.868832+00:00","mean_motion":15.63725451,"altitude_km":376.907,"eccentricity":0.00052151,"inclination_deg":97.6849},{"utc":"2026-04-04T02:24:54.008640+00:00","mean_motion":
Total sensor hitstotal_sensor_hits0

Provenance

  • celestrak

Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/48948.json

HAWK-3C — Satellite Orbital Decay — TerraPulse