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ZHONGXING-6E

58253 · 2026-04-01T06:36:44Z

Fixes
256
Sensor hits
0
Observations
256
Altitude — track
256 measured points · 2026-04-012026-08-03
Mean motion — track
256 measured points · 2026-04-012026-08-03

The record

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

start_utc2026-04-01T06:36:44.961696+00:00
end_utc2026-08-03T21:33:25.276608+00:00
familycelestialdex
norad_id58,253
object_nameZHONGXING-6E
groupactive
eccentricity_median0.000
inclination_deg_median0.019
n_snaps256
span_days124.623
mean_motion_first1.003
mean_motion_last1.003
delta_mean_motion-0.000
altitude_first_km35787.438
altitude_last_km35787.443
decay_rate_rev_day2-0.000
altitude_decay_km_day0.005
decay_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_utc2026-04-01T06:36:44.961696+00:00
last_utc2026-08-03T21:33:25.276608+00:00
last_fix_utc2026-08-03T21:33:25.276608+00:00
provisionalfalse
track[{"utc":"2026-04-01T06:36:44.961696+00:00","mean_motion":1.00268778,"altitude_km":35787.438,"eccentricity":0.00029206,"inclination_deg":0.0266},{"utc":"2026-04-04T06:16:38.567136+00:00","mean_motion":

Provenance

  • celestrak

Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/58253.json

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