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CelestialObjectDex · Satellite Orbital Decay

ZHONGXING-26

55686 · 2026-04-03T11:42:38Z

Fixes
189
Observations
189
Altitude — track
189 measured points · 2026-04-032026-08-21
Mean motion — track
189 measured points · 2026-04-032026-08-21

The record

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

Start UTCstart_utc2026-04-03T11:42:38.772864+00:00
End UTCend_utc2026-08-21T05:19:31.473120+00:00
Familyfamilycelestialdex
NORAD IDnorad_id55,686
Object nameobject_nameZHONGXING-26
Groupgroupactive
Eccentricity medianeccentricity_median0.000
Inclination deg medianinclination_deg_median0.064
Number of snapsn_snaps189
Span (days)span_days139.734
Mean motion firstmean_motion_first1.003
Mean motion lastmean_motion_last1.002
Delta mean motiondelta_mean_motion-0.001
Altitude first (km)altitude_first_km35787.984
Altitude last (km)altitude_last_km35813.925
Decay rate rev day2decay_rate_rev_day2-0.000
Altitude decay km dayaltitude_decay_km_day0.013
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_utc2026-04-03T11:42:38.772864+00:00
Last UTClast_utc2026-08-21T05:19:31.473120+00:00
Last fix UTClast_fix_utc2026-08-21T05:19:31.473120+00:00
Provisionalprovisionalfalse
Tracktrack[{"utc":"2026-04-03T11:42:38.772864+00:00","mean_motion":1.00266831,"altitude_km":35787.984,"eccentricity":0.00045518,"inclination_deg":0.069},{"utc":"2026-04-06T11:35:18.581280+00:00","mean_motion":1
Total sensor hitstotal_sensor_hits0

Provenance

  • celestrak

Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/55686.json

ZHONGXING-26 — Satellite Orbital Decay — TerraPulse