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YAOGAN-43 02D

60948 · 2026-03-31T16:50:34Z

Fixes
223
Sensor hits
0
Observations
223
Altitude — track
223 measured points · 2026-03-312026-08-09
Mean motion — track
223 measured points · 2026-03-312026-08-09

The record

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

start_utc2026-03-31T16:50:34.337184+00:00
end_utc2026-08-09T11:28:48.253728+00:00
familycelestialdex
norad_id60,948
object_nameYAOGAN-43 02D
groupactive
eccentricity_median0.000
inclination_deg_median34.992
n_snaps223
span_days130.777
mean_motion_first15.232
mean_motion_last15.230
delta_mean_motion-0.002
altitude_first_km496.261
altitude_last_km496.879
decay_rate_rev_day20.000
altitude_decay_km_day-0.000
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_utc2026-03-31T16:50:34.337184+00:00
last_utc2026-08-09T11:28:48.253728+00:00
last_fix_utc2026-08-09T11:28:48.253728+00:00
provisionalfalse
track[{"utc":"2026-03-31T16:50:34.337184+00:00","mean_motion":15.23178402,"altitude_km":496.261,"eccentricity":0.00046407,"inclination_deg":34.9936},{"utc":"2026-04-03T21:55:51.705696+00:00","mean_motion":

Provenance

  • celestrak

Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/60948.json

YAOGAN-43 02D — Satellite Decay — TerraPulse