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STARLINK-38120

100120 · 2026-07-29T01:04:59Z

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_utc2026-07-29T01:04:59.376288+00:00
end_utc2026-08-08T22:50:26.888640+00:00
familycelestialdex
norad_id100,120
object_nameSTARLINK-38120
groupactive
eccentricity_median0.000
inclination_deg_median97.284
n_snaps18
span_days10.907
mean_motion_first15.858
mean_motion_last15.753
delta_mean_motion-0.106
altitude_first_km314.069
altitude_last_km343.916
decay_rate_rev_day2-0.011
altitude_decay_km_day3.186
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_utc2026-07-29T01:04:59.376288+00:00
last_utc2026-08-08T22:50:26.888640+00:00
last_fix_utc2026-08-08T22:50:26.888640+00:00
provisionalfalse
track[{"utc":"2026-07-29T01:04:59.376288+00:00","mean_motion":15.85801379,"altitude_km":314.069,"eccentricity":0.00084172,"inclination_deg":97.2823},{"utc":"2026-07-29T01:04:59.376288+00:00","mean_motion":

Provenance

  • celestrak

Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/100120.json

STARLINK-38120 — Satellite Decay — TerraPulse