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STARLINK-38122

100005 · 2026-07-22T18:05:44Z

Fixes
21
Sensor hits
0
Observations
21
Altitude — track
21 measured points · 2026-07-222026-08-08
Mean motion — track
21 measured points · 2026-07-222026-08-08

The record

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

start_utc2026-07-22T18:05:44.556288+00:00
end_utc2026-08-08T15:24:27.180864+00:00
familycelestialdex
norad_id100,005
object_nameSTARLINK-38122
groupactive
eccentricity_median0.000
inclination_deg_median70.000
n_snaps21
span_days16.888
mean_motion_first15.798
mean_motion_last15.729
delta_mean_motion-0.068
altitude_first_km331.087
altitude_last_km350.513
decay_rate_rev_day2-0.005
altitude_decay_km_day1.451
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_utc2026-07-22T18:05:44.556288+00:00
last_utc2026-08-08T15:24:27.180864+00:00
last_fix_utc2026-08-08T15:24:27.180864+00:00
provisionalfalse
track[{"utc":"2026-07-22T18:05:44.556288+00:00","mean_motion":15.79771806,"altitude_km":331.087,"eccentricity":0.0008163,"inclination_deg":70.0029},{"utc":"2026-07-24T14:13:08.888736+00:00","mean_motion":1

Provenance

  • celestrak

Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/100005.json

STARLINK-38122 — Satellite Decay — TerraPulse