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STARLINK-38103

100022 · 2026-07-22T11:44:31Z

Fixes
23
Sensor hits
0
Observations
23
Altitude — track
23 measured points · 2026-07-222026-08-07
Mean motion — track
23 measured points · 2026-07-222026-08-07

The record

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

start_utc2026-07-22T11:44:31.933536+00:00
end_utc2026-08-07T07:56:34.538784+00:00
familycelestialdex
norad_id100,022
object_nameSTARLINK-38103
groupactive
eccentricity_median0.000
inclination_deg_median70.000
n_snaps23
span_days15.842
mean_motion_first15.826
mean_motion_last15.785
delta_mean_motion-0.040
altitude_first_km323.165
altitude_last_km334.612
decay_rate_rev_day2-0.001
altitude_decay_km_day0.176
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_utc2026-07-22T11:44:31.933536+00:00
last_utc2026-08-07T07:56:34.538784+00:00
last_fix_utc2026-08-07T07:56:34.538784+00:00
provisionalfalse
track[{"utc":"2026-07-22T11:44:31.933536+00:00","mean_motion":15.82573965,"altitude_km":323.165,"eccentricity":0.0006342,"inclination_deg":70.0015},{"utc":"2026-07-23T12:03:28.322496+00:00","mean_motion":1

Provenance

  • celestrak

Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/100022.json

STARLINK-38103 — Satellite Decay — TerraPulse