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STARLINK-38032

100020 · 2026-07-22T11:46:27Z

Fixes
27
Sensor hits
0
Observations
27
Altitude — track
27 measured points · 2026-07-222026-08-09
Mean motion — track
27 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_utc2026-07-22T11:46:27.994656+00:00
end_utc2026-08-09T07:25:15.042432+00:00
familycelestialdex
norad_id100,020
object_nameSTARLINK-38032
groupactive
eccentricity_median0.000
inclination_deg_median70
n_snaps27
span_days17.819
mean_motion_first15.822
mean_motion_last15.730
delta_mean_motion-0.092
altitude_first_km324.156
altitude_last_km350.291
decay_rate_rev_day2-0.004
altitude_decay_km_day1.170
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_utc2026-07-22T11:46:27.994656+00:00
last_utc2026-08-09T07:25:15.042432+00:00
last_fix_utc2026-08-09T07:25:15.042432+00:00
provisionalfalse
track[{"utc":"2026-07-22T11:46:27.994656+00:00","mean_motion":15.82222711,"altitude_km":324.156,"eccentricity":0.0006436,"inclination_deg":70.0014},{"utc":"2026-07-23T10:32:12.921216+00:00","mean_motion":1

Provenance

  • celestrak

Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/100020.json

STARLINK-38032 — Satellite Decay — TerraPulse