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STARLINK-38118

100108 · 2026-07-29T01:14:21Z

Fixes
20
Sensor hits
0
Observations
20
Altitude — track
20 measured points · 2026-07-292026-08-09
Mean motion — track
20 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_utc2026-07-29T01:14:21.228576+00:00
end_utc2026-08-09T07:39:34.377696+00:00
familycelestialdex
norad_id100,108
object_nameSTARLINK-38118
groupactive
eccentricity_median0.000
inclination_deg_median97.284
n_snaps20
span_days11.268
mean_motion_first15.846
mean_motion_last15.809
delta_mean_motion-0.037
altitude_first_km317.335
altitude_last_km327.756
decay_rate_rev_day2-0.003
altitude_decay_km_day0.941
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_utc2026-07-29T01:14:21.228576+00:00
last_utc2026-08-09T07:39:34.377696+00:00
last_fix_utc2026-08-09T07:39:34.377696+00:00
provisionalfalse
track[{"utc":"2026-07-29T01:14:21.228576+00:00","mean_motion":15.84641428,"altitude_km":317.335,"eccentricity":0.00105828,"inclination_deg":97.2818},{"utc":"2026-07-29T01:14:21.228576+00:00","mean_motion":

Provenance

  • celestrak

Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/100108.json

STARLINK-38118 — Satellite Decay — TerraPulse