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CelestialObjectDex · Satellite Orbital Decay

DEMO8 (TENZING)

48951 · 2026-04-03T12:36:19Z

Fixes
224
Observations
224
Altitude — track
224 measured points · 2026-04-032026-08-23
Mean motion — track
224 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_utc2026-04-03T12:36:19.231776+00:00
End UTCend_utc2026-08-23T19:41:31.895520+00:00
Familyfamilycelestialdex
NORAD IDnorad_id48,951
Object nameobject_nameDEMO8 (TENZING)
Groupgroupactive
Eccentricity medianeccentricity_median0.001
Inclination deg medianinclination_deg_median97.703
Number of snapsn_snaps224
Span (days)span_days142.295
Mean motion firstmean_motion_first15.522
Mean motion lastmean_motion_last15.574
Delta mean motiondelta_mean_motion0.053
Altitude first (km)altitude_first_km410.436
Altitude last (km)altitude_last_km395.121
Decay rate rev day2decay_rate_rev_day20.000
Altitude decay km dayaltitude_decay_km_day-0.108
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_utc2026-04-03T12:36:19.231776+00:00
Last UTClast_utc2026-08-23T19:41:31.895520+00:00
Last fix UTClast_fix_utc2026-08-23T19:41:31.895520+00:00
Provisionalprovisionalfalse
Tracktrack[{"utc":"2026-04-03T12:36:19.231776+00:00","mean_motion":15.52154905,"altitude_km":410.436,"eccentricity":0.00064021,"inclination_deg":97.7047},{"utc":"2026-04-04T00:58:59.433024+00:00","mean_motion":
Total sensor hitstotal_sensor_hits0

Provenance

  • celestrak

Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/48951.json

DEMO8 (TENZING) — Satellite Orbital Decay — TerraPulse