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CelestialObjectDex · Satellite Orbital Decay

QIANFAN-8

60386 · 2026-04-03T13:05:02Z

Fixes
309
Observations
309
Altitude — track
309 measured points · 2026-04-032026-08-23
Mean motion — track
309 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_utc2026-04-03T13:05:02.320800+00:00
End UTCend_utc2026-08-23T21:26:46.647744+00:00
Familyfamilycelestialdex
NORAD IDnorad_id60,386
Object nameobject_nameQIANFAN-8
Groupgroupactive
Eccentricity medianeccentricity_median0.002
Inclination deg medianinclination_deg_median88.972
Number of snapsn_snaps309
Span (days)span_days142.348
Mean motion firstmean_motion_first13.510
Mean motion lastmean_motion_last13.510
Delta mean motiondelta_mean_motion0.000
Altitude first (km)altitude_first_km1068.559
Altitude last (km)altitude_last_km1068.489
Decay rate rev day2decay_rate_rev_day20.000
Altitude decay km dayaltitude_decay_km_day-0.000
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_utc2026-04-03T13:05:02.320800+00:00
Last UTClast_utc2026-08-23T21:26:46.647744+00:00
Last fix UTClast_fix_utc2026-08-23T21:26:46.647744+00:00
Provisionalprovisionalfalse
Tracktrack[{"utc":"2026-04-03T13:05:02.320800+00:00","mean_motion":13.51006102,"altitude_km":1068.559,"eccentricity":0.00150943,"inclination_deg":88.9685},{"utc":"2026-04-03T20:11:38.497056+00:00","mean_motion"
Total sensor hitstotal_sensor_hits0

Provenance

  • celestrak

Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/60386.json

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