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STARLINK-38123

100003 · 2026-07-22T10:31:40Z

Fixes
22
Sensor hits
0
Observations
22
Altitude — track
22 measured points · 2026-07-222026-08-07
Mean motion — track
22 measured points · 2026-07-222026-08-07

The record

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

start_utc2026-07-22T10:31:40.862496+00:00
end_utc2026-08-07T23:29:50.008128+00:00
familycelestialdex
norad_id100,003
object_nameSTARLINK-38123
groupactive
eccentricity_median0.000
inclination_deg_median69.999
n_snaps22
span_days16.540
mean_motion_first15.818
mean_motion_last15.779
delta_mean_motion-0.039
altitude_first_km325.217
altitude_last_km336.315
decay_rate_rev_day2-0.001
altitude_decay_km_day0.212
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_utc2026-07-22T10:31:40.862496+00:00
last_utc2026-08-07T23:29:50.008128+00:00
last_fix_utc2026-08-07T23:29:50.008128+00:00
provisionalfalse
track[{"utc":"2026-07-22T10:31:40.862496+00:00","mean_motion":15.81847297,"altitude_km":325.217,"eccentricity":0.00182701,"inclination_deg":70.003},{"utc":"2026-07-22T21:11:30.977952+00:00","mean_motion":1

Provenance

  • celestrak

Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/100003.json

STARLINK-38123 — Satellite Decay — TerraPulse