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KUIPER-00598

69768 · 2026-07-09T20:00:01Z

Fixes
50
Sensor hits
0
Observations
50
Altitude — track
50 measured points · 2026-07-092026-08-09
Mean motion — track
50 measured points · 2026-07-092026-08-09

The record

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

start_utc2026-07-09T20:00:01.999008+00:00
end_utc2026-08-09T19:24:59.217408+00:00
familycelestialdex
norad_id69,768
object_nameKUIPER-00598
groupactive
eccentricity_median0.001
inclination_deg_median51.865
n_snaps50
span_days30.976
mean_motion_first15.355
mean_motion_last15.326
delta_mean_motion-0.029
altitude_first_km459.368
altitude_last_km468.137
decay_rate_rev_day2-0.001
altitude_decay_km_day0.291
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_utc2026-07-09T20:00:01.999008+00:00
last_utc2026-08-09T19:24:59.217408+00:00
last_fix_utc2026-08-09T19:24:59.217408+00:00
provisionalfalse
track[{"utc":"2026-07-09T20:00:01.999008+00:00","mean_motion":15.3552285,"altitude_km":459.368,"eccentricity":0.0010162,"inclination_deg":51.8635},{"utc":"2026-07-10T06:00:02.000160+00:00","mean_motion":15

Provenance

  • celestrak

Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/69768.json

KUIPER-00598 — Satellite Decay — TerraPulse