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STARLINK-38052

100016 · 2026-07-23T13:41:13Z

Fixes
28
Sensor hits
0
Observations
28
Altitude — track
28 measured points · 2026-07-232026-08-07
Mean motion — track
28 measured points · 2026-07-232026-08-07

The record

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

start_utc2026-07-23T13:41:13.215840+00:00
end_utc2026-08-07T17:10:33.983904+00:00
familycelestialdex
norad_id100,016
object_nameSTARLINK-38052
groupactive
eccentricity_median0.000
inclination_deg_median70.000
n_snaps28
span_days15.145
mean_motion_first15.785
mean_motion_last15.785
delta_mean_motion-0.000
altitude_first_km334.666
altitude_last_km334.671
decay_rate_rev_day20.000
altitude_decay_km_day-0.014
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_utc2026-07-23T13:41:13.215840+00:00
last_utc2026-08-07T17:10:33.983904+00:00
last_fix_utc2026-08-07T17:10:33.983904+00:00
provisionalfalse
track[{"utc":"2026-07-23T13:41:13.215840+00:00","mean_motion":15.78508449,"altitude_km":334.666,"eccentricity":0.00037389,"inclination_deg":69.9958},{"utc":"2026-07-24T10:58:44.881824+00:00","mean_motion":

Provenance

  • celestrak

Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/100016.json

STARLINK-38052 — Satellite Decay — TerraPulse