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COSMOS 2572

58435 · 2026-04-03T11:35:10Z

Fixes
222
Observations
222
Altitude — track
222 measured points · 2026-04-032026-08-23
Mean motion — track
222 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_utc2026-04-03T11:35:10.902912+00:00
end_utc2026-08-23T23:01:53.673600+00:00
familycelestialdex
norad_id58,435
object_nameCOSMOS 2572
groupactive
eccentricity_median0.001
inclination_deg_median96.680
n_snaps222
span_days142.477
mean_motion_first15.901
mean_motion_last15.919
delta_mean_motion0.018
altitude_first_km302.054
altitude_last_km297.004
decay_rate_rev_day20.000
altitude_decay_km_day-0.006
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_utc2026-04-03T11:35:10.902912+00:00
last_utc2026-08-23T23:01:53.673600+00:00
last_fix_utc2026-08-23T23:01:53.673600+00:00
provisionalfalse
track[{"utc":"2026-04-03T11:35:10.902912+00:00","mean_motion":15.90081748,"altitude_km":302.054,"eccentricity":0.00176036,"inclination_deg":96.6806},{"utc":"2026-04-04T02:41:24.813600+00:00","mean_motion":
total_sensor_hits0

Provenance

  • celestrak

Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/58435.json

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