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STARLINK-38190

100219 · 2026-08-08T22:27:49Z

Fixes
2
Sensor hits
0
Observations
2
Altitude — track
2 measured points · 2026-08-082026-08-09
Mean motion — track
2 measured points · 2026-08-082026-08-09

The record

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

start_utc2026-08-08T22:27:49.835808+00:00
end_utc2026-08-09T07:29:51.917280+00:00
familycelestialdex
norad_id100,219
object_nameSTARLINK-38190
groupactive
eccentricity_median0.000
inclination_deg_median97.287
n_snaps2
span_days0.376
mean_motion_first15.966
mean_motion_last15.949
delta_mean_motion-0.017
altitude_first_km283.841
altitude_last_km288.588
decay_rate_rev_day2-0.045
altitude_decay_km_day12.610
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_utc2026-08-08T22:27:49.835808+00:00
last_utc2026-08-09T07:29:51.917280+00:00
last_fix_utc2026-08-09T07:29:51.917280+00:00
provisionalfalse
track[{"utc":"2026-08-08T22:27:49.835808+00:00","mean_motion":15.96606643,"altitude_km":283.841,"eccentricity":0.00027485,"inclination_deg":97.2868},{"utc":"2026-08-09T07:29:51.917280+00:00","mean_motion":

Provenance

  • celestrak

Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/100219.json

STARLINK-38190 — Satellite Decay — TerraPulse