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CelestialObjectDex · Satellite Decay

SWC-1

68540 · 2026-04-02T12:20:34Z

Fixes
8
Sensor hits
0
Observations
8
Altitude — track
8 measured points · 2026-04-022026-04-17
Mean motion — track
8 measured points · 2026-04-022026-04-17

The record

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

start_utc2026-04-02T12:20:34.000224+00:00
end_utc2026-04-17T12:14:33.921312+00:00
familycelestialdex
norad_id68,540
object_nameSWC-1
groupactive
eccentricity_median0.836
inclination_deg_median28.353
n_snaps8
span_days14.996
mean_motion_first1.016
mean_motion_last1.018
delta_mean_motion0.002
altitude_first_km35419.510
altitude_last_km35352.432
decay_rate_rev_day20.000
altitude_decay_km_day-4.473
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_utc2026-04-02T12:20:34.000224+00:00
last_utc2026-04-17T12:14:33.921312+00:00
last_fix_utc2026-04-17T12:14:33.921312+00:00
provisionalfalse
track[{"utc":"2026-04-02T12:20:34.000224+00:00","mean_motion":1.01595625,"altitude_km":35419.51,"eccentricity":0.8375109,"inclination_deg":28.3462},{"utc":"2026-04-17T12:14:33.921312+00:00","mean_motion":1

Provenance

  • celestrak

Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/68540.json

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