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STARLINK-38096

100119 · 2026-07-29T01:05:47Z

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

The record

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

start_utc2026-07-29T01:05:47.234112+00:00
end_utc2026-08-08T22:47:23.959968+00:00
familycelestialdex
norad_id100,119
object_nameSTARLINK-38096
groupactive
eccentricity_median0.000
inclination_deg_median97.284
n_snaps18
span_days10.904
mean_motion_first15.863
mean_motion_last15.753
delta_mean_motion-0.110
altitude_first_km312.719
altitude_last_km343.863
decay_rate_rev_day2-0.011
altitude_decay_km_day3.172
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_utc2026-07-29T01:05:47.234112+00:00
last_utc2026-08-08T22:47:23.959968+00:00
last_fix_utc2026-08-08T22:47:23.959968+00:00
provisionalfalse
track[{"utc":"2026-07-29T01:05:47.234112+00:00","mean_motion":15.8628148,"altitude_km":312.719,"eccentricity":0.00134676,"inclination_deg":97.2831},{"utc":"2026-07-29T01:05:47.234112+00:00","mean_motion":1

Provenance

  • celestrak

Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/100119.json

STARLINK-38096 — Satellite Decay — TerraPulse