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The Dexes / Satellite Orbital Decay / 55051

CelestialObjectDex · Satellite Orbital Decay

ION SCV-008

55051 · 2026-04-03T12:32:00Z

Fixes
256
Observations
256
Altitude — track
256 measured points · 2026-04-032026-08-23
Mean motion — track
256 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_utc2026-04-03T12:32:00.454272+00:00
End UTCend_utc2026-08-23T21:50:15.584640+00:00
Familyfamilycelestialdex
NORAD IDnorad_id55,051
Object nameobject_nameION SCV-008
Groupgroupactive
Eccentricity medianeccentricity_median0.001
Inclination deg medianinclination_deg_median97.571
Number of snapsn_snaps256
Span (days)span_days142.388
Mean motion firstmean_motion_first15.276
Mean motion lastmean_motion_last15.293
Delta mean motiondelta_mean_motion0.017
Altitude first (km)altitude_first_km482.882
Altitude last (km)altitude_last_km477.935
Decay rate rev day2decay_rate_rev_day20.000
Altitude decay km dayaltitude_decay_km_day-0.035
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_utc2026-04-03T12:32:00.454272+00:00
Last UTClast_utc2026-08-23T21:50:15.584640+00:00
Last fix UTClast_fix_utc2026-08-23T21:50:15.584640+00:00
Provisionalprovisionalfalse
Tracktrack[{"utc":"2026-04-03T12:32:00.454272+00:00","mean_motion":15.27635758,"altitude_km":482.882,"eccentricity":0.00136439,"inclination_deg":97.5675},{"utc":"2026-04-03T20:23:37.499712+00:00","mean_motion":
Total sensor hitstotal_sensor_hits0

Provenance

  • celestrak

Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/55051.json

ION SCV-008 — Satellite Orbital Decay — TerraPulse