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STARLINK-38141

100188 · 2026-08-05T13:06:34Z

Fixes
7
Sensor hits
0
Observations
7
Altitude — track
7 measured points · 2026-08-052026-08-09
Mean motion — track
7 measured points · 2026-08-052026-08-09

The record

Everything the slot carries, as measured. Series arrays are drawn above and listed here in full.

start_utc2026-08-05T13:06:34.977024+00:00
end_utc2026-08-09T06:29:42.889056+00:00
familycelestialdex
norad_id100,188
object_nameSTARLINK-38141
groupactive
eccentricity_median0.000
inclination_deg_median97.285
n_snaps7
span_days3.724
mean_motion_first15.940
mean_motion_last15.809
delta_mean_motion-0.131
altitude_first_km291.013
altitude_last_km327.836
decay_rate_rev_day2-0.040
altitude_decay_km_day11.248
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_utc2026-08-05T13:06:34.977024+00:00
last_utc2026-08-09T06:29:42.889056+00:00
last_fix_utc2026-08-09T06:29:42.889056+00:00
provisionalfalse
track[{"utc":"2026-08-05T13:06:34.977024+00:00","mean_motion":15.94031958,"altitude_km":291.013,"eccentricity":0.00012233,"inclination_deg":97.2869},{"utc":"2026-08-06T07:12:59.761152+00:00","mean_motion":

Provenance

  • celestrak

Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/100188.json

STARLINK-38141 — Satellite Decay — TerraPulse