The Dexes / Satellite Orbital Decay / 65943
CelestialObjectDex · Satellite Orbital Decay
BOTAN
65943 · 2026-04-03T12:34:04Z
Fixes
19
Observations
19
The record
Everything the slot carries, as measured. Series arrays are drawn above and listed here in full.
| Start UTCstart_utc | 2026-04-03T12:34:04.514304+00:00 |
|---|---|
| End UTCend_utc | 2026-04-18T12:01:09.207264+00:00 |
| Familyfamily | celestialdex |
| NORAD IDnorad_id | 65,943 |
| Object nameobject_name | BOTAN |
| Groupgroup | active |
| Eccentricity medianeccentricity_median | 0.001 |
| Inclination deg medianinclination_deg_median | 51.616 |
| Number of snapsn_snaps | 19 |
| Span (days)span_days | 14.977 |
| Mean motion firstmean_motion_first | 15.960 |
| Mean motion lastmean_motion_last | 16.302 |
| Delta mean motiondelta_mean_motion | 0.342 |
| Altitude first (km)altitude_first_km | 285.536 |
| Altitude last (km)altitude_last_km | 191.977 |
| Decay rate rev day2decay_rate_rev_day2 | 0.020 |
| Altitude decay km dayaltitude_decay_km_day | -5.390 |
| Decay notedecay_note | mean_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_utc | 2026-04-03T12:34:04.514304+00:00 |
| Last UTClast_utc | 2026-04-18T12:01:09.207264+00:00 |
| Last fix UTClast_fix_utc | 2026-04-18T12:01:09.207264+00:00 |
| Provisionalprovisional | false |
| Tracktrack | [{"utc":"2026-04-03T12:34:04.514304+00:00","mean_motion":15.95997602,"altitude_km":285.536,"eccentricity":0.00078225,"inclination_deg":51.6177},{"utc":"2026-04-03T18:34:41.768256+00:00","mean_motion": |
| Total sensor hitstotal_sensor_hits | 0 |
Provenance
- celestrak
Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/65943.json