The Dexes / Satellite Orbital Decay / 60246
CelestialObjectDex · Satellite Orbital Decay
CATSAT
60246 · 2026-04-03T13:04:02Z
Fixes
217
Observations
217
The record
Everything the slot carries, as measured. Series arrays are drawn above and listed here in full.
| Start UTCstart_utc | 2026-04-03T13:04:02.173440+00:00 |
|---|---|
| End UTCend_utc | 2026-08-23T01:03:29.233440+00:00 |
| Familyfamily | celestialdex |
| NORAD IDnorad_id | 60,246 |
| Object nameobject_name | CATSAT |
| Groupgroup | active |
| Eccentricity medianeccentricity_median | 0.002 |
| Inclination deg medianinclination_deg_median | 97.210 |
| Number of snapsn_snaps | 217 |
| Span (days)span_days | 141.500 |
| Mean motion firstmean_motion_first | 15.513 |
| Mean motion lastmean_motion_last | 15.675 |
| Delta mean motiondelta_mean_motion | 0.162 |
| Altitude first (km)altitude_first_km | 412.920 |
| Altitude last (km)altitude_last_km | 366.147 |
| Decay rate rev day2decay_rate_rev_day2 | 0.001 |
| Altitude decay km dayaltitude_decay_km_day | -0.331 |
| Decay notedecay_note | mean_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_utc | 2026-04-03T13:04:02.173440+00:00 |
| Last UTClast_utc | 2026-08-23T01:03:29.233440+00:00 |
| Last fix UTClast_fix_utc | 2026-08-23T01:03:29.233440+00:00 |
| Provisionalprovisional | false |
| Tracktrack | [{"utc":"2026-04-03T13:04:02.173440+00:00","mean_motion":15.51303269,"altitude_km":412.92,"eccentricity":0.00270325,"inclination_deg":97.2169},{"utc":"2026-04-04T02:59:59.467776+00:00","mean_motion":1 |
| Total sensor hitstotal_sensor_hits | 0 |
Provenance
- celestrak
Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/60246.json