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STARLINK-38114

100017 · 2026-07-22T20:54:28Z

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_utc2026-07-22T20:54:28.970496+00:00
end_utc2026-08-09T07:50:56.681952+00:00
familycelestialdex
norad_id100,017
object_nameSTARLINK-38114
groupactive
eccentricity_median0.000
inclination_deg_median69.999
n_snaps22
span_days17.456
mean_motion_first15.837
mean_motion_last15.730
delta_mean_motion-0.107
altitude_first_km319.979
altitude_last_km350.312
decay_rate_rev_day2-0.005
altitude_decay_km_day1.346
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_utc2026-07-22T20:54:28.970496+00:00
last_utc2026-08-09T07:50:56.681952+00:00
last_fix_utc2026-08-09T07:50:56.681952+00:00
provisionalfalse
track[{"utc":"2026-07-22T20:54:28.970496+00:00","mean_motion":15.83702974,"altitude_km":319.979,"eccentricity":0.00107134,"inclination_deg":70.0012},{"utc":"2026-07-24T12:28:55.137504+00:00","mean_motion":

Provenance

  • celestrak

Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/100017.json

STARLINK-38114 — Satellite Decay — TerraPulse