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CelestialObjectDex · Satellite Decay

Z-SAT

49399 · 2026-04-03T15:26:12Z

Fixes
309
Observations
309
Altitude — track
309 measured points · 2026-04-032026-08-09
Mean motion — track
309 measured points · 2026-04-032026-08-09

The record

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

start_utc2026-04-03T15:26:12.812640+00:00
end_utc2026-08-09T20:08:48.645888+00:00
familycelestialdex
norad_id49,399
object_nameZ-SAT
groupactive
eccentricity_median0.002
inclination_deg_median97.333
n_snaps309
span_days128.196
mean_motion_first15.177
mean_motion_last15.186
delta_mean_motion0.010
altitude_first_km512.828
altitude_last_km509.952
decay_rate_rev_day20.000
altitude_decay_km_day-0.023
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_utc2026-04-03T15:26:12.812640+00:00
last_utc2026-08-09T20:08:48.645888+00:00
last_fix_utc2026-08-09T20:08:48.645888+00:00
provisionalfalse
track[{"utc":"2026-04-03T15:26:12.812640+00:00","mean_motion":15.17688528,"altitude_km":512.828,"eccentricity":0.00177924,"inclination_deg":97.3405},{"utc":"2026-04-03T20:11:02.429376+00:00","mean_motion":
total_sensor_hits0

Provenance

  • celestrak

Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/49399.json

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