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STARLINK-38160

100121 · 2026-07-28T16:00:01Z

Fixes
21
Sensor hits
0
Observations
21
Altitude — track
21 measured points · 2026-07-282026-08-08
Mean motion — track
21 measured points · 2026-07-282026-08-08

The record

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

start_utc2026-07-28T16:00:01.999584+00:00
end_utc2026-08-08T22:21:24.619680+00:00
familycelestialdex
norad_id100,121
object_nameSTARLINK-38160
groupactive
eccentricity_median0.000
inclination_deg_median97.284
n_snaps21
span_days11.265
mean_motion_first15.864
mean_motion_last15.809
delta_mean_motion-0.054
altitude_first_km312.428
altitude_last_km327.775
decay_rate_rev_day2-0.005
altitude_decay_km_day1.522
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_utc2026-07-28T16:00:01.999584+00:00
last_utc2026-08-08T22:21:24.619680+00:00
last_fix_utc2026-08-08T22:21:24.619680+00:00
provisionalfalse
track[{"utc":"2026-07-28T16:00:01.999584+00:00","mean_motion":15.86385089,"altitude_km":312.428,"eccentricity":0.00013128,"inclination_deg":97.2845},{"utc":"2026-07-28T16:00:01.999584+00:00","mean_motion":

Provenance

  • celestrak

Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/100121.json

STARLINK-38160 — Satellite Decay — TerraPulse