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CelestialObjectDex · Satellite Orbital Decay

IRIDIUM 181

56726 · 2026-04-03T12:11:33Z

Fixes
246
Observations
246
Altitude — track
246 measured points · 2026-04-032026-08-23
Mean motion — track
246 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_utc2026-04-03T12:11:33.586368+00:00
End UTCend_utc2026-08-23T11:52:16.172832+00:00
Familyfamilycelestialdex
NORAD IDnorad_id56,726
Object nameobject_nameIRIDIUM 181
Groupgroupactive
Eccentricity medianeccentricity_median0.000
Inclination deg medianinclination_deg_median86.449
Number of snapsn_snaps246
Span (days)span_days141.987
Mean motion firstmean_motion_first14.433
Mean motion lastmean_motion_last14.433
Delta mean motiondelta_mean_motion-0.000
Altitude first (km)altitude_first_km747.577
Altitude last (km)altitude_last_km747.588
Decay rate rev day2decay_rate_rev_day2-0.000
Altitude decay km dayaltitude_decay_km_day0.000
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_utc2026-04-03T12:11:33.586368+00:00
Last UTClast_utc2026-08-23T11:52:16.172832+00:00
Last fix UTClast_fix_utc2026-08-23T11:52:16.172832+00:00
Provisionalprovisionalfalse
Tracktrack[{"utc":"2026-04-03T12:11:33.586368+00:00","mean_motion":14.4331197,"altitude_km":747.577,"eccentricity":0.00024814,"inclination_deg":86.4448},{"utc":"2026-04-03T17:11:03.740064+00:00","mean_motion":1
Total sensor hitstotal_sensor_hits0

Provenance

  • celestrak

Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/56726.json

IRIDIUM 181 — Satellite Orbital Decay — TerraPulse