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STARLINK-38158

100105 · 2026-07-29T01:16:51Z

Fixes
18
Sensor hits
0
Observations
18
Altitude — track
18 measured points · 2026-07-292026-08-09
Mean motion — track
18 measured points · 2026-07-292026-08-09

The record

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

start_utc2026-07-29T01:16:51.698496+00:00
end_utc2026-08-09T07:42:10.156896+00:00
familycelestialdex
norad_id100,105
object_nameSTARLINK-38158
groupactive
eccentricity_median0.000
inclination_deg_median97.284
n_snaps18
span_days11.268
mean_motion_first15.835
mean_motion_last15.810
delta_mean_motion-0.025
altitude_first_km320.689
altitude_last_km327.725
decay_rate_rev_day2-0.002
altitude_decay_km_day0.672
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_utc2026-07-29T01:16:51.698496+00:00
last_utc2026-08-09T07:42:10.156896+00:00
last_fix_utc2026-08-09T07:42:10.156896+00:00
provisionalfalse
track[{"utc":"2026-07-29T01:16:51.698496+00:00","mean_motion":15.8345123,"altitude_km":320.689,"eccentricity":0.00118493,"inclination_deg":97.2821},{"utc":"2026-07-29T01:16:51.698496+00:00","mean_motion":1

Provenance

  • celestrak

Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/100105.json

STARLINK-38158 — Satellite Decay — TerraPulse