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STARLINK-38176

100189 · 2026-08-05T13:06:01Z

Fixes
9
Sensor hits
0
Observations
9
Altitude — track
9 measured points · 2026-08-052026-08-09
Mean motion — track
9 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_utc2026-08-05T13:06:01.922112+00:00
end_utc2026-08-09T06:28:36.740352+00:00
familycelestialdex
norad_id100,189
object_nameSTARLINK-38176
groupactive
eccentricity_median0.000
inclination_deg_median97.287
n_snaps9
span_days3.724
mean_motion_first15.943
mean_motion_last15.810
delta_mean_motion-0.133
altitude_first_km290.375
altitude_last_km327.645
decay_rate_rev_day2-0.039
altitude_decay_km_day10.926
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_utc2026-08-05T13:06:01.922112+00:00
last_utc2026-08-09T06:28:36.740352+00:00
last_fix_utc2026-08-09T06:28:36.740352+00:00
provisionalfalse
track[{"utc":"2026-08-05T13:06:01.922112+00:00","mean_motion":15.94260649,"altitude_km":290.375,"eccentricity":0.00011844,"inclination_deg":97.2869},{"utc":"2026-08-06T01:09:59.204160+00:00","mean_motion":

Provenance

  • celestrak

Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/100189.json

STARLINK-38176 — Satellite Decay — TerraPulse