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STARLINK-38198

100160 · 2026-07-29T18:00:02Z

Fixes
15
Sensor hits
0
Observations
15
Altitude — track
15 measured points · 2026-07-292026-08-08
Mean motion — track
15 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_utc2026-08-08T23:43:23.464128+00:00
familycelestialdex
norad_id100,160
object_nameSTARLINK-38198
groupactive
eccentricity_median0.000
inclination_deg_median97.282
n_snaps15
span_days10.238
mean_motion_first15.988
mean_motion_last15.812
delta_mean_motion-0.177
altitude_first_km277.694
altitude_last_km327.186
decay_rate_rev_day2-0.020
altitude_decay_km_day5.708
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_utc2026-08-08T23:43:23.464128+00:00
last_fix_utc2026-08-08T23:43:23.464128+00:00
provisionalfalse
track[{"utc":"2026-07-29T18:00:02.000160+00:00","mean_motion":15.98819147,"altitude_km":277.694,"eccentricity":0.00011745,"inclination_deg":97.2822},{"utc":"2026-07-29T18:00:02.000160+00:00","mean_motion":

Provenance

  • celestrak

Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/100160.json

STARLINK-38198 — Satellite Decay — TerraPulse