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STARLINK-38108

100024 · 2026-07-22T11:42:38Z

Fixes
24
Sensor hits
0
Observations
24
Altitude — track
24 measured points · 2026-07-222026-08-09
Mean motion — track
24 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_utc2026-07-22T11:42:38.434176+00:00
end_utc2026-08-09T06:48:52.629408+00:00
familycelestialdex
norad_id100,024
object_nameSTARLINK-38108
groupactive
eccentricity_median0.000
inclination_deg_median70.000
n_snaps24
span_days17.796
mean_motion_first15.831
mean_motion_last15.730
delta_mean_motion-0.100
altitude_first_km321.794
altitude_last_km350.230
decay_rate_rev_day2-0.003
altitude_decay_km_day0.823
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_utc2026-07-22T11:42:38.434176+00:00
last_utc2026-08-09T06:48:52.629408+00:00
last_fix_utc2026-08-09T06:48:52.629408+00:00
provisionalfalse
track[{"utc":"2026-07-22T11:42:38.434176+00:00","mean_motion":15.8305965,"altitude_km":321.794,"eccentricity":0.00068721,"inclination_deg":70.0014},{"utc":"2026-07-23T10:30:03.162240+00:00","mean_motion":1

Provenance

  • celestrak

Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/100024.json

STARLINK-38108 — Satellite Decay — TerraPulse