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CelestialObjectDex · Satellite Orbital Decay

CHECKMATE 1

56168 · 2026-04-03T13:26:32Z

Fixes
269
Observations
269
Altitude — track
269 measured points · 2026-04-032026-08-23
Mean motion — track
269 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_utc2026-04-03T13:26:32.105184+00:00
End UTCend_utc2026-08-23T19:23:37.586688+00:00
Familyfamilycelestialdex
NORAD IDnorad_id56,168
Object nameobject_nameCHECKMATE 1
Groupgroupactive
Eccentricity medianeccentricity_median0.001
Inclination deg medianinclination_deg_median81.003
Number of snapsn_snaps269
Span (days)span_days142.248
Mean motion firstmean_motion_first13.849
Mean motion lastmean_motion_last13.850
Delta mean motiondelta_mean_motion0.000
Altitude first (km)altitude_first_km946.412
Altitude last (km)altitude_last_km946.355
Decay rate rev day2decay_rate_rev_day20.000
Altitude decay km dayaltitude_decay_km_day-0.000
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_utc2026-04-03T13:26:32.105184+00:00
Last UTClast_utc2026-08-23T19:23:37.586688+00:00
Last fix UTClast_fix_utc2026-08-23T19:23:37.586688+00:00
Provisionalprovisionalfalse
Tracktrack[{"utc":"2026-04-03T13:26:32.105184+00:00","mean_motion":13.84941582,"altitude_km":946.412,"eccentricity":0.0011479,"inclination_deg":81.004},{"utc":"2026-04-04T05:02:49.293600+00:00","mean_motion":13
Total sensor hitstotal_sensor_hits0

Provenance

  • celestrak

Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/56168.json

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