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STARLINK-38119

100009 · 2026-07-22T21:05:00Z

Fixes
23
Sensor hits
0
Observations
23
Altitude — track
23 measured points · 2026-07-222026-08-09
Mean motion — track
23 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_utc2026-07-22T21:05:00.966624+00:00
end_utc2026-08-09T07:11:00.314016+00:00
familycelestialdex
norad_id100,009
object_nameSTARLINK-38119
groupactive
eccentricity_median0.000
inclination_deg_median70.000
n_snaps23
span_days17.421
mean_motion_first15.786
mean_motion_last15.731
delta_mean_motion-0.055
altitude_first_km334.427
altitude_last_km350.097
decay_rate_rev_day2-0.002
altitude_decay_km_day0.467
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_utc2026-07-22T21:05:00.966624+00:00
last_utc2026-08-09T07:11:00.314016+00:00
last_fix_utc2026-08-09T07:11:00.314016+00:00
provisionalfalse
track[{"utc":"2026-07-22T21:05:00.966624+00:00","mean_motion":15.78592685,"altitude_km":334.427,"eccentricity":0.00035351,"inclination_deg":70.0009},{"utc":"2026-07-23T10:46:15.984768+00:00","mean_motion":

Provenance

  • celestrak

Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/100009.json

STARLINK-38119 — Satellite Decay — TerraPulse