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PELICAN-11

69871 · 2026-07-20T16:34:52Z

Fixes
26
Sensor hits
0
Observations
26
Altitude — track
26 measured points · 2026-07-202026-08-09
Mean motion — track
26 measured points · 2026-07-202026-08-09

The record

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

start_utc2026-07-20T16:34:52.715424+00:00
end_utc2026-08-09T16:14:37.021632+00:00
familycelestialdex
norad_id69,871
object_namePELICAN-11
groupactive
eccentricity_median0.001
inclination_deg_median97.754
n_snaps26
span_days19.986
mean_motion_first14.917
mean_motion_last14.926
delta_mean_motion0.009
altitude_first_km592.721
altitude_last_km589.882
decay_rate_rev_day20.000
altitude_decay_km_day-0.135
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_utc2026-07-20T16:34:52.715424+00:00
last_utc2026-08-09T16:14:37.021632+00:00
last_fix_utc2026-08-09T16:14:37.021632+00:00
provisionalfalse
track[{"utc":"2026-07-20T16:34:52.715424+00:00","mean_motion":14.91672245,"altitude_km":592.721,"eccentricity":0.0007506,"inclination_deg":97.7552},{"utc":"2026-07-21T06:00:02.999808+00:00","mean_motion":1

Provenance

  • celestrak

Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/69871.json

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