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RAPTOR4

58956 · 2026-04-03T04:46:35Z

Fixes
202
Observations
202
Altitude — track
202 measured points · 2026-04-032026-08-09
Mean motion — track
202 measured points · 2026-04-032026-08-09

The record

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

start_utc2026-04-03T04:46:35.588064+00:00
end_utc2026-08-09T19:05:05.057088+00:00
familycelestialdex
norad_id58,956
object_nameRAPTOR4
groupactive
eccentricity_median0.001
inclination_deg_median39.991
n_snaps202
span_days128.596
mean_motion_first13.702
mean_motion_last13.725
delta_mean_motion0.023
altitude_first_km998.947
altitude_last_km990.647
decay_rate_rev_day20.000
altitude_decay_km_day-0.070
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_utc2026-04-03T04:46:35.588064+00:00
last_utc2026-08-09T19:05:05.057088+00:00
last_fix_utc2026-08-09T19:05:05.057088+00:00
provisionalfalse
track[{"utc":"2026-04-03T04:46:35.588064+00:00","mean_motion":13.70173968,"altitude_km":998.947,"eccentricity":0.00147259,"inclination_deg":39.9926},{"utc":"2026-04-04T05:16:12.458496+00:00","mean_motion":
total_sensor_hits0

Provenance

  • celestrak

Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/58956.json

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