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ICEYE-X40

60549 · 2026-04-03T11:31:54Z

Fixes
230
Observations
230
Altitude — track
230 measured points · 2026-04-032026-08-23
Mean motion — track
230 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_utc2026-04-03T11:31:54.481152+00:00
end_utc2026-08-23T23:07:26.343840+00:00
familycelestialdex
norad_id60,549
object_nameICEYE-X40
groupactive
eccentricity_median0.000
inclination_deg_median97.681
n_snaps230
span_days142.483
mean_motion_first14.977
mean_motion_last14.983
delta_mean_motion0.006
altitude_first_km574.061
altitude_last_km572.206
decay_rate_rev_day20.000
altitude_decay_km_day-0.012
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_utc2026-04-03T11:31:54.481152+00:00
last_utc2026-08-23T23:07:26.343840+00:00
last_fix_utc2026-08-23T23:07:26.343840+00:00
provisionalfalse
track[{"utc":"2026-04-03T11:31:54.481152+00:00","mean_motion":14.97681814,"altitude_km":574.061,"eccentricity":0.0003693,"inclination_deg":97.6819},{"utc":"2026-04-03T17:56:44.506176+00:00","mean_motion":1
total_sensor_hits0

Provenance

  • celestrak

Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/60549.json

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