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STARLINK-38218

100195 · 2026-08-05T13:01:09Z

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_utc2026-08-05T13:01:09.069312+00:00
end_utc2026-08-09T06:17:33.890784+00:00
familycelestialdex
norad_id100,195
object_nameSTARLINK-38218
groupactive
eccentricity_median0.000
inclination_deg_median97.287
n_snaps9
span_days3.720
mean_motion_first15.965
mean_motion_last15.809
delta_mean_motion-0.156
altitude_first_km284.127
altitude_last_km327.858
decay_rate_rev_day2-0.045
altitude_decay_km_day12.494
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_utc2026-08-05T13:01:09.069312+00:00
last_utc2026-08-09T06:17:33.890784+00:00
last_fix_utc2026-08-09T06:17:33.890784+00:00
provisionalfalse
track[{"utc":"2026-08-05T13:01:09.069312+00:00","mean_motion":15.9650395,"altitude_km":284.127,"eccentricity":0.00006305,"inclination_deg":97.2871},{"utc":"2026-08-06T04:04:53.888160+00:00","mean_motion":1

Provenance

  • celestrak

Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/100195.json

STARLINK-38218 — Satellite Decay — TerraPulse