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STARLINK-38079

100165 · 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_utc2026-08-08T14:31:08.649408+00:00
familycelestialdex
norad_id100,165
object_nameSTARLINK-38079
groupactive
eccentricity_median0.000
inclination_deg_median97.283
n_snaps16
span_days9.855
mean_motion_first15.996
mean_motion_last15.808
delta_mean_motion-0.188
altitude_first_km275.626
altitude_last_km328.273
decay_rate_rev_day2-0.022
altitude_decay_km_day6.128
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_utc2026-08-08T14:31:08.649408+00:00
last_fix_utc2026-08-08T14:31:08.649408+00:00
provisionalfalse
track[{"utc":"2026-07-29T18:00:02.000160+00:00","mean_motion":15.99564564,"altitude_km":275.626,"eccentricity":0.00011762,"inclination_deg":97.2819},{"utc":"2026-07-29T18:00:02.000160+00:00","mean_motion":

Provenance

  • celestrak

Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/100165.json

STARLINK-38079 — Satellite Decay — TerraPulse