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CelestialObjectDex · Satellite Orbital Decay

ARCSAT-1

52161 · 2026-04-03T11:51:48Z

Fixes
220
Observations
220
Altitude — track
220 measured points · 2026-04-032026-08-23
Mean motion — track
220 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_utc2026-04-03T11:51:48.912768+00:00
End UTCend_utc2026-08-23T18:50:31.781184+00:00
Familyfamilycelestialdex
NORAD IDnorad_id52,161
Object nameobject_nameARCSAT-1
Groupgroupactive
Eccentricity medianeccentricity_median0.001
Inclination deg medianinclination_deg_median97.275
Number of snapsn_snaps220
Span (days)span_days142.291
Mean motion firstmean_motion_first15.517
Mean motion lastmean_motion_last15.551
Delta mean motiondelta_mean_motion0.034
Altitude first (km)altitude_first_km411.760
Altitude last (km)altitude_last_km401.814
Decay rate rev day2decay_rate_rev_day20.000
Altitude decay km dayaltitude_decay_km_day-0.071
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_utc2026-04-03T11:51:48.912768+00:00
Last UTClast_utc2026-08-23T18:50:31.781184+00:00
Last fix UTClast_fix_utc2026-08-23T18:50:31.781184+00:00
Provisionalprovisionalfalse
Tracktrack[{"utc":"2026-04-03T11:51:48.912768+00:00","mean_motion":15.51700769,"altitude_km":411.76,"eccentricity":0.00064561,"inclination_deg":97.274},{"utc":"2026-04-04T04:53:17.583936+00:00","mean_motion":15
Total sensor hitstotal_sensor_hits0

Provenance

  • celestrak

Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/52161.json

ARCSAT-1 — Satellite Orbital Decay — TerraPulse