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STARLINK-37448

100041 · 2026-07-23T05:42:36Z

Fixes
25
Sensor hits
0
Observations
25
Altitude — track
25 measured points · 2026-07-232026-08-08
Mean motion — track
25 measured points · 2026-07-232026-08-08

The record

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

start_utc2026-07-23T05:42:36.089280+00:00
end_utc2026-08-08T04:49:53.953824+00:00
familycelestialdex
norad_id100,041
object_nameSTARLINK-37448
groupactive
eccentricity_median0.000
inclination_deg_median53.159
n_snaps25
span_days15.963
mean_motion_first15.900
mean_motion_last15.579
delta_mean_motion-0.321
altitude_first_km302.239
altitude_last_km393.816
decay_rate_rev_day2-0.014
altitude_decay_km_day4.114
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_utc2026-07-23T05:42:36.089280+00:00
last_utc2026-08-08T04:49:53.953824+00:00
last_fix_utc2026-08-08T04:49:53.953824+00:00
provisionalfalse
track[{"utc":"2026-07-23T05:42:36.089280+00:00","mean_motion":15.90015513,"altitude_km":302.239,"eccentricity":0.00124719,"inclination_deg":53.1594},{"utc":"2026-07-23T17:49:13.700352+00:00","mean_motion":

Provenance

  • celestrak

Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/100041.json

STARLINK-37448 — Satellite Decay — TerraPulse