The Dexes / Satellite Orbital Decay / 49949
CelestialObjectDex · Satellite Orbital Decay
GLOBAL-17
49949 · 2026-04-03T11:46:31Z
Fixes
215
Observations
215
The record
Everything the slot carries, as measured. Series arrays are drawn above and listed here in full.
| Start UTCstart_utc | 2026-04-03T11:46:31.025568+00:00 |
|---|---|
| End UTCend_utc | 2026-08-23T16:48:29.781216+00:00 |
| Familyfamily | celestialdex |
| NORAD IDnorad_id | 49,949 |
| Object nameobject_name | GLOBAL-17 |
| Groupgroup | active |
| Eccentricity medianeccentricity_median | 0.001 |
| Inclination deg medianinclination_deg_median | 41.995 |
| Number of snapsn_snaps | 215 |
| Span (days)span_days | 142.210 |
| Mean motion firstmean_motion_first | 15.485 |
| Mean motion lastmean_motion_last | 15.557 |
| Delta mean motiondelta_mean_motion | 0.072 |
| Altitude first (km)altitude_first_km | 421.043 |
| Altitude last (km)altitude_last_km | 400.140 |
| Decay rate rev day2decay_rate_rev_day2 | 0.001 |
| Altitude decay km dayaltitude_decay_km_day | -0.147 |
| Decay notedecay_note | mean_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_utc | 2026-04-03T11:46:31.025568+00:00 |
| Last UTClast_utc | 2026-08-23T16:48:29.781216+00:00 |
| Last fix UTClast_fix_utc | 2026-08-23T16:48:29.781216+00:00 |
| Provisionalprovisional | false |
| Tracktrack | [{"utc":"2026-04-03T11:46:31.025568+00:00","mean_motion":15.48524085,"altitude_km":421.043,"eccentricity":0.00101222,"inclination_deg":41.9942},{"utc":"2026-04-04T03:15:14.941440+00:00","mean_motion": |
| Total sensor hitstotal_sensor_hits | 0 |
Provenance
- celestrak
Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/49949.json