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TRANSPORTER-17 OBJECT D

69872 · 2026-07-21T15:20:27Z

Fixes
34
Sensor hits
0
Observations
34
Altitude — track
34 measured points · 2026-07-212026-08-09
Mean motion — track
34 measured points · 2026-07-212026-08-09

The record

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

start_utc2026-07-21T15:20:27.282624+00:00
end_utc2026-08-09T16:50:49.471008+00:00
familycelestialdex
norad_id69,872
object_nameTRANSPORTER-17 OBJECT D
groupactive
eccentricity_median0.000
inclination_deg_median97.750
n_snaps34
span_days19.063
mean_motion_first14.907
mean_motion_last14.908
delta_mean_motion0.000
altitude_first_km595.710
altitude_last_km595.585
decay_rate_rev_day20.000
altitude_decay_km_day-0.007
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_utc2026-07-21T15:20:27.282624+00:00
last_utc2026-08-09T16:50:49.471008+00:00
last_fix_utc2026-08-09T16:50:49.471008+00:00
provisionalfalse
track[{"utc":"2026-07-21T15:20:27.282624+00:00","mean_motion":14.90713278,"altitude_km":595.71,"eccentricity":0.00050757,"inclination_deg":97.7516},{"utc":"2026-07-22T13:53:39.713568+00:00","mean_motion":1

Provenance

  • celestrak

Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/69872.json

TRANSPORTER-17 OBJECT D — Satellite Decay — TerraPulse