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COSMOS 2557 [GLONASS-K]

52984 · 2026-04-02T02:07:57Z

Fixes
155
Sensor hits
0
Observations
155
Altitude — track
155 measured points · 2026-04-022026-08-09
Mean motion — track
155 measured points · 2026-04-022026-08-09

The record

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

start_utc2026-04-02T02:07:57.891936+00:00
end_utc2026-08-09T14:30:36.969120+00:00
familycelestialdex
norad_id52,984
object_nameCOSMOS 2557 [GLONASS-K]
groupactive
eccentricity_median0.001
inclination_deg_median64.293
n_snaps155
span_days129.516
mean_motion_first2.131
mean_motion_last2.131
delta_mean_motion0.000
altitude_first_km19129.899
altitude_last_km19129.864
decay_rate_rev_day20.000
altitude_decay_km_day-0.000
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_utc2026-04-02T02:07:57.891936+00:00
last_utc2026-08-09T14:30:36.969120+00:00
last_fix_utc2026-08-09T14:30:36.969120+00:00
provisionalfalse
track[{"utc":"2026-04-02T02:07:57.891936+00:00","mean_motion":2.1310186,"altitude_km":19129.899,"eccentricity":0.00107854,"inclination_deg":64.3418},{"utc":"2026-04-05T08:58:05.712672+00:00","mean_motion":

Provenance

  • celestrak

Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/52984.json

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