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2024-174A

61238 · 2026-03-31T17:44:12Z

Fixes
256
Sensor hits
0
Observations
256
Altitude — track
256 measured points · 2026-03-312026-08-09
Mean motion — track
256 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_utc2026-03-31T17:44:12.242112+00:00
end_utc2026-08-09T21:10:57.688032+00:00
familycelestialdex
norad_id61,238
object_name2024-174A
groupactive
eccentricity_median0.000
inclination_deg_median97.448
n_snaps256
span_days131.144
mean_motion_first15.192
mean_motion_last15.192
delta_mean_motion0.000
altitude_first_km508.324
altitude_last_km508.214
decay_rate_rev_day20.000
altitude_decay_km_day-0.001
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_utc2026-03-31T17:44:12.242112+00:00
last_utc2026-08-09T21:10:57.688032+00:00
last_fix_utc2026-08-09T21:10:57.688032+00:00
provisionalfalse
track[{"utc":"2026-03-31T17:44:12.242112+00:00","mean_motion":15.1917801,"altitude_km":508.324,"eccentricity":0.00023874,"inclination_deg":97.4505},{"utc":"2026-04-03T23:11:50.016768+00:00","mean_motion":1

Provenance

  • celestrak

Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/61238.json

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