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CelestialObjectDex · Satellite Orbital Decay

FLOCK 4Q-16

58271 · 2026-04-03T11:45:30Z

Fixes
220
Observations
220
Altitude — track
220 measured points · 2026-04-032026-08-22
Mean motion — track
220 measured points · 2026-04-032026-08-22

The record

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

Start UTCstart_utc2026-04-03T11:45:30.021984+00:00
End UTCend_utc2026-08-22T16:51:33.954048+00:00
Familyfamilycelestialdex
NORAD IDnorad_id58,271
Object nameobject_nameFLOCK 4Q-16
Groupgroupactive
Eccentricity medianeccentricity_median0.001
Inclination deg medianinclination_deg_median97.383
Number of snapsn_snaps220
Span (days)span_days141.213
Mean motion firstmean_motion_first15.462
Mean motion lastmean_motion_last15.519
Delta mean motiondelta_mean_motion0.057
Altitude first (km)altitude_first_km427.995
Altitude last (km)altitude_last_km411.224
Decay rate rev day2decay_rate_rev_day20.000
Altitude decay km dayaltitude_decay_km_day-0.121
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_utc2026-04-03T11:45:30.021984+00:00
Last UTClast_utc2026-08-22T16:51:33.954048+00:00
Last fix UTClast_fix_utc2026-08-22T16:51:33.954048+00:00
Provisionalprovisionalfalse
Tracktrack[{"utc":"2026-04-03T11:45:30.021984+00:00","mean_motion":15.46152064,"altitude_km":427.995,"eccentricity":0.00073449,"inclination_deg":97.3837},{"utc":"2026-04-03T16:25:05.157408+00:00","mean_motion":
Total sensor hitstotal_sensor_hits0

Provenance

  • celestrak

Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/58271.json

FLOCK 4Q-16 — Satellite Orbital Decay — TerraPulse