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MESAT1

60209 · 2026-04-03T13:02:35Z

Fixes
209
Observations
209
Altitude — track
209 measured points · 2026-04-032026-08-23
Mean motion — track
209 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_utc2026-04-03T13:02:35.366496+00:00
End UTCend_utc2026-08-23T02:04:06.809952+00:00
Familyfamilycelestialdex
NORAD IDnorad_id60,209
Object nameobject_nameMESAT1
Groupgroupactive
Eccentricity medianeccentricity_median0.001
Inclination deg medianinclination_deg_median97.231
Number of snapsn_snaps209
Span (days)span_days141.543
Mean motion firstmean_motion_first15.561
Mean motion lastmean_motion_last15.715
Delta mean motiondelta_mean_motion0.154
Altitude first (km)altitude_first_km398.964
Altitude last (km)altitude_last_km354.592
Decay rate rev day2decay_rate_rev_day20.001
Altitude decay km dayaltitude_decay_km_day-0.310
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_utc2026-04-03T13:02:35.366496+00:00
Last UTClast_utc2026-08-23T02:04:06.809952+00:00
Last fix UTClast_fix_utc2026-08-23T02:04:06.809952+00:00
Provisionalprovisionalfalse
Tracktrack[{"utc":"2026-04-03T13:02:35.366496+00:00","mean_motion":15.5609767,"altitude_km":398.964,"eccentricity":0.00126607,"inclination_deg":97.2406},{"utc":"2026-04-04T01:23:22.586784+00:00","mean_motion":1
Total sensor hitstotal_sensor_hits0

Provenance

  • celestrak

Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/60209.json

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