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STARLINK-38192

100158 · 2026-07-29T18:00:02Z

Fixes
16
Sensor hits
0
Observations
16
Altitude — track
16 measured points · 2026-07-292026-08-08
Mean motion — track
16 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_utc2026-07-29T18:00:02.000160+00:00
end_utc2026-08-08T00:58:26.728896+00:00
familycelestialdex
norad_id100,158
object_nameSTARLINK-38192
groupactive
eccentricity_median0.000
inclination_deg_median97.282
n_snaps16
span_days9.291
mean_motion_first15.985
mean_motion_last15.806
delta_mean_motion-0.180
altitude_first_km278.494
altitude_last_km328.805
decay_rate_rev_day2-0.021
altitude_decay_km_day5.993
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_utc2026-07-29T18:00:02.000160+00:00
last_utc2026-08-08T00:58:26.728896+00:00
last_fix_utc2026-08-08T00:58:26.728896+00:00
provisionalfalse
track[{"utc":"2026-07-29T18:00:02.000160+00:00","mean_motion":15.98531031,"altitude_km":278.494,"eccentricity":0.00012519,"inclination_deg":97.2824},{"utc":"2026-07-29T18:00:02.000160+00:00","mean_motion":

Provenance

  • celestrak

Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/100158.json

STARLINK-38192 — Satellite Decay — TerraPulse