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STARLINK-38161

100106 · 2026-07-28T23:43:16Z

Fixes
18
Sensor hits
0
Observations
18
Altitude — track
18 measured points · 2026-07-282026-08-09
Mean motion — track
18 measured points · 2026-07-282026-08-09

The record

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

start_utc2026-07-28T23:43:16.013856+00:00
end_utc2026-08-09T07:41:23.576064+00:00
familycelestialdex
norad_id100,106
object_nameSTARLINK-38161
groupactive
eccentricity_median0.000
inclination_deg_median97.283
n_snaps18
span_days11.332
mean_motion_first15.873
mean_motion_last15.806
delta_mean_motion-0.067
altitude_first_km309.874
altitude_last_km328.626
decay_rate_rev_day2-0.006
altitude_decay_km_day1.699
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_utc2026-07-28T23:43:16.013856+00:00
last_utc2026-08-09T07:41:23.576064+00:00
last_fix_utc2026-08-09T07:41:23.576064+00:00
provisionalfalse
track[{"utc":"2026-07-28T23:43:16.013856+00:00","mean_motion":15.87293797,"altitude_km":309.874,"eccentricity":0.00196894,"inclination_deg":97.2834},{"utc":"2026-07-28T23:43:16.013856+00:00","mean_motion":

Provenance

  • celestrak

Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/100106.json

STARLINK-38161 — Satellite Decay — TerraPulse