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STARLINK-38124

100008 · 2026-07-22T11:58:34Z

Fixes
22
Sensor hits
0
Observations
22
Altitude — track
22 measured points · 2026-07-222026-08-09
Mean motion — track
22 measured points · 2026-07-222026-08-09

The record

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

start_utc2026-07-22T11:58:34.504608+00:00
end_utc2026-08-09T07:13:48.206496+00:00
familycelestialdex
norad_id100,008
object_nameSTARLINK-38124
groupactive
eccentricity_median0.000
inclination_deg_median70.000
n_snaps22
span_days17.802
mean_motion_first15.792
mean_motion_last15.730
delta_mean_motion-0.061
altitude_first_km332.838
altitude_last_km350.209
decay_rate_rev_day2-0.002
altitude_decay_km_day0.541
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_utc2026-07-22T11:58:34.504608+00:00
last_utc2026-08-09T07:13:48.206496+00:00
last_fix_utc2026-08-09T07:13:48.206496+00:00
provisionalfalse
track[{"utc":"2026-07-22T11:58:34.504608+00:00","mean_motion":15.79153386,"altitude_km":332.838,"eccentricity":0.0005774,"inclination_deg":70.0035},{"utc":"2026-07-22T19:34:50.766240+00:00","mean_motion":1

Provenance

  • celestrak

Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/100008.json

STARLINK-38124 — Satellite Decay — TerraPulse