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CelestialObjectDex · Satellite Orbital Decay

PUNCH-WFI 3 (SMEX 15D)

63180 · 2026-04-03T11:45:13Z

Fixes
234
Observations
234
Altitude — track
234 measured points · 2026-04-032026-08-23
Mean motion — track
234 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_utc2026-04-03T11:45:13.578336+00:00
End UTCend_utc2026-08-23T06:22:28.023168+00:00
Familyfamilycelestialdex
NORAD IDnorad_id63,180
Object nameobject_namePUNCH-WFI 3 (SMEX 15D)
Groupgroupactive
Eccentricity medianeccentricity_median0.001
Inclination deg medianinclination_deg_median97.955
Number of snapsn_snaps234
Span (days)span_days141.776
Mean motion firstmean_motion_first14.743
Mean motion lastmean_motion_last14.744
Delta mean motiondelta_mean_motion0.001
Altitude first (km)altitude_first_km647.470
Altitude last (km)altitude_last_km647.022
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_utc2026-04-03T11:45:13.578336+00:00
Last UTClast_utc2026-08-23T06:22:28.023168+00:00
Last fix UTClast_fix_utc2026-08-23T06:22:28.023168+00:00
Provisionalprovisionalfalse
Tracktrack[{"utc":"2026-04-03T11:45:13.578336+00:00","mean_motion":14.74269787,"altitude_km":647.47,"eccentricity":0.00111132,"inclination_deg":97.9546},{"utc":"2026-04-04T02:24:50.188896+00:00","mean_motion":1
Total sensor hitstotal_sensor_hits0

Provenance

  • celestrak

Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/63180.json

PUNCH-WFI 3 (SMEX 15D) — Satellite Orbital Decay — TerraPulse