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CelestialObjectDex · Satellite Decay

PELICAN-6

66703 · 2026-04-03T04:52:39Z

Fixes
182
Observations
182
Altitude — track
182 measured points · 2026-04-032026-08-09
Mean motion — track
182 measured points · 2026-04-032026-08-09

The record

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

start_utc2026-04-03T04:52:39.600768+00:00
end_utc2026-08-09T18:37:38.439840+00:00
familycelestialdex
norad_id66,703
object_namePELICAN-6
groupactive
eccentricity_median0.000
inclination_deg_median97.410
n_snaps182
span_days128.573
mean_motion_first15.283
mean_motion_last15.328
delta_mean_motion0.045
altitude_first_km480.860
altitude_last_km467.348
decay_rate_rev_day20.000
altitude_decay_km_day-0.102
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_utc2026-04-03T04:52:39.600768+00:00
last_utc2026-08-09T18:37:38.439840+00:00
last_fix_utc2026-08-09T18:37:38.439840+00:00
provisionalfalse
track[{"utc":"2026-04-03T04:52:39.600768+00:00","mean_motion":15.28311448,"altitude_km":480.86,"eccentricity":0.00028705,"inclination_deg":97.4235},{"utc":"2026-04-04T04:26:45.746016+00:00","mean_motion":1
total_sensor_hits0

Provenance

  • celestrak

Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/66703.json

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