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The Dexes / Satellite Orbital Decay / 62698

CelestialObjectDex · Satellite Orbital Decay

ICEYE-X42

62698 · 2026-04-03T11:42:57Z

Fixes
237
Observations
237
Altitude — track
237 measured points · 2026-04-032026-08-23
Mean motion — track
237 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_utc2026-04-03T11:42:57.553632+00:00
End UTCend_utc2026-08-23T03:30:24.516576+00:00
Familyfamilycelestialdex
NORAD IDnorad_id62,698
Object nameobject_nameICEYE-X42
Groupgroupactive
Eccentricity medianeccentricity_median0.000
Inclination deg medianinclination_deg_median97.739
Number of snapsn_snaps237
Span (days)span_days141.658
Mean motion firstmean_motion_first14.919
Mean motion lastmean_motion_last14.917
Delta mean motiondelta_mean_motion-0.001
Altitude first (km)altitude_first_km592.154
Altitude last (km)altitude_last_km592.480
Decay rate rev day2decay_rate_rev_day2-0.000
Altitude decay km dayaltitude_decay_km_day0.001
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_utc2026-04-03T11:42:57.553632+00:00
Last UTClast_utc2026-08-23T03:30:24.516576+00:00
Last fix UTClast_fix_utc2026-08-23T03:30:24.516576+00:00
Provisionalprovisionalfalse
Tracktrack[{"utc":"2026-04-03T11:42:57.553632+00:00","mean_motion":14.91854334,"altitude_km":592.154,"eccentricity":0.0001378,"inclination_deg":97.7381},{"utc":"2026-04-03T18:09:17.692128+00:00","mean_motion":1
Total sensor hitstotal_sensor_hits0

Provenance

  • celestrak

Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/62698.json

ICEYE-X42 — Satellite Orbital Decay — TerraPulse