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BANDWAGON-4 OBJECT N

66305 · 2026-04-02T11:12:51Z

Fixes
154
Sensor hits
0
Observations
154
Altitude — track
154 measured points · 2026-04-022026-08-08
Mean motion — track
154 measured points · 2026-04-022026-08-08

The record

Everything the slot carries, as measured. Series arrays are drawn above and listed here in full.

start_utc2026-04-02T11:12:51.519744+00:00
end_utc2026-08-08T23:30:03.247200+00:00
familycelestialdex
norad_id66,305
object_nameBANDWAGON-4 OBJECT N
groupactive
eccentricity_median0.001
inclination_deg_median45.420
n_snaps154
span_days128.512
mean_motion_first15.254
mean_motion_last15.295
delta_mean_motion0.041
altitude_first_km489.623
altitude_last_km477.427
decay_rate_rev_day20.000
altitude_decay_km_day-0.095
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_utc2026-04-02T11:12:51.519744+00:00
last_utc2026-08-08T23:30:03.247200+00:00
last_fix_utc2026-08-08T23:30:03.247200+00:00
provisionalfalse
track[{"utc":"2026-04-02T11:12:51.519744+00:00","mean_motion":15.25387043,"altitude_km":489.623,"eccentricity":0.00142736,"inclination_deg":45.4127},{"utc":"2026-04-05T03:39:10.942272+00:00","mean_motion":

Provenance

  • celestrak

Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/66305.json

BANDWAGON-4 OBJECT N — Satellite Decay — TerraPulse