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STARLINK-38149

100169 · 2026-07-29T18:00:02Z

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_utc2026-07-29T18:00:02.000160+00:00
end_utc2026-08-08T02:17:20.736960+00:00
familycelestialdex
norad_id100,169
object_nameSTARLINK-38149
groupactive
eccentricity_median0.000
inclination_deg_median97.282
n_snaps14
span_days9.345
mean_motion_first16.001
mean_motion_last15.833
delta_mean_motion-0.167
altitude_first_km274.214
altitude_last_km321.033
decay_rate_rev_day2-0.021
altitude_decay_km_day5.835
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_utc2026-08-08T02:17:20.736960+00:00
last_fix_utc2026-08-08T02:17:20.736960+00:00
provisionalfalse
track[{"utc":"2026-07-29T18:00:02.000160+00:00","mean_motion":16.00073853,"altitude_km":274.214,"eccentricity":0.00011874,"inclination_deg":97.2818},{"utc":"2026-07-29T18:00:02.000160+00:00","mean_motion":

Provenance

  • celestrak

Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/100169.json

STARLINK-38149 — Satellite Decay — TerraPulse