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STARLINK-38081

100153 · 2026-07-29T22:44:06Z

Fixes
14
Sensor hits
0
Observations
14
Altitude — track
14 measured points · 2026-07-292026-08-08
Mean motion — track
14 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_utc2026-07-29T22:44:06.389952+00:00
end_utc2026-08-08T14:44:09.400416+00:00
familycelestialdex
norad_id100,153
object_nameSTARLINK-38081
groupactive
eccentricity_median0.000
inclination_deg_median97.283
n_snaps14
span_days9.667
mean_motion_first15.984
mean_motion_last15.808
delta_mean_motion-0.176
altitude_first_km278.740
altitude_last_km328.098
decay_rate_rev_day2-0.022
altitude_decay_km_day6.223
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_utc2026-07-29T22:44:06.389952+00:00
last_utc2026-08-08T14:44:09.400416+00:00
last_fix_utc2026-08-08T14:44:09.400416+00:00
provisionalfalse
track[{"utc":"2026-07-29T22:44:06.389952+00:00","mean_motion":15.98442174,"altitude_km":278.74,"eccentricity":0.00069095,"inclination_deg":97.2823},{"utc":"2026-07-29T22:44:06.389952+00:00","mean_motion":1

Provenance

  • celestrak

Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/100153.json

STARLINK-38081 — Satellite Decay — TerraPulse