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PUNCH-NFI (SMEX 15A)

63178 · 2026-04-03T12:14:02Z

Fixes
236
Observations
236
Altitude — track
236 measured points · 2026-04-032026-08-23
Mean motion — track
236 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_utc2026-04-03T12:14:02.861376+00:00
End UTCend_utc2026-08-23T10:46:24.099456+00:00
Familyfamilycelestialdex
NORAD IDnorad_id63,178
Object nameobject_namePUNCH-NFI (SMEX 15A)
Groupgroupactive
Eccentricity medianeccentricity_median0.001
Inclination deg medianinclination_deg_median97.957
Number of snapsn_snaps236
Span (days)span_days141.939
Mean motion firstmean_motion_first14.747
Mean motion lastmean_motion_last14.748
Delta mean motiondelta_mean_motion0.001
Altitude first (km)altitude_first_km646.130
Altitude last (km)altitude_last_km645.698
Decay rate rev day2decay_rate_rev_day20.000
Altitude decay km dayaltitude_decay_km_day-0.003
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_utc2026-04-03T12:14:02.861376+00:00
Last UTClast_utc2026-08-23T10:46:24.099456+00:00
Last fix UTClast_fix_utc2026-08-23T10:46:24.099456+00:00
Provisionalprovisionalfalse
Tracktrack[{"utc":"2026-04-03T12:14:02.861376+00:00","mean_motion":14.74691583,"altitude_km":646.13,"eccentricity":0.0011985,"inclination_deg":97.9567},{"utc":"2026-04-04T01:15:41.977152+00:00","mean_motion":14
Total sensor hitstotal_sensor_hits0

Provenance

  • celestrak

Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/63178.json

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