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CelestialObjectDex · Satellite Orbital Decay

COSMOS 2561

54109 · 2026-04-03T12:04:46Z

Fixes
253
Observations
253
Altitude — track
253 measured points · 2026-04-032026-08-19
Mean motion — track
253 measured points · 2026-04-032026-08-19

The record

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

Start UTCstart_utc2026-04-03T12:04:46.250112+00:00
End UTCend_utc2026-08-19T15:39:28.812384+00:00
Familyfamilycelestialdex
NORAD IDnorad_id54,109
Object nameobject_nameCOSMOS 2561
Groupgroupactive
Eccentricity medianeccentricity_median0.001
Inclination deg medianinclination_deg_median96.918
Number of snapsn_snaps253
Span (days)span_days138.149
Mean motion firstmean_motion_first15.498
Mean motion lastmean_motion_last15.531
Delta mean motiondelta_mean_motion0.033
Altitude first (km)altitude_first_km417.221
Altitude last (km)altitude_last_km407.563
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_utc2026-04-03T12:04:46.250112+00:00
Last UTClast_utc2026-08-19T15:39:28.812384+00:00
Last fix UTClast_fix_utc2026-08-19T15:39:28.812384+00:00
Provisionalprovisionalfalse
Tracktrack[{"utc":"2026-04-03T12:04:46.250112+00:00","mean_motion":15.49830583,"altitude_km":417.221,"eccentricity":0.0007765,"inclination_deg":96.9263},{"utc":"2026-04-03T21:22:37.021728+00:00","mean_motion":1
Total sensor hitstotal_sensor_hits0

Provenance

  • celestrak

Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/54109.json

COSMOS 2561 — Satellite Orbital Decay — TerraPulse