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STARLINK-37717

100226 · 2026-08-08T22:25:27Z

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_utc2026-08-08T22:25:27.789024+00:00
end_utc2026-08-09T07:27:31.052448+00:00
familycelestialdex
norad_id100,226
object_nameSTARLINK-37717
groupactive
eccentricity_median0.000
inclination_deg_median97.285
n_snaps2
span_days0.376
mean_motion_first15.984
mean_motion_last15.962
delta_mean_motion-0.022
altitude_first_km278.809
altitude_last_km284.914
decay_rate_rev_day2-0.058
altitude_decay_km_day16.217
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_utc2026-08-08T22:25:27.789024+00:00
last_utc2026-08-09T07:27:31.052448+00:00
last_fix_utc2026-08-09T07:27:31.052448+00:00
provisionalfalse
track[{"utc":"2026-08-08T22:25:27.789024+00:00","mean_motion":15.98417461,"altitude_km":278.809,"eccentricity":0.00048348,"inclination_deg":97.2853},{"utc":"2026-08-09T07:27:31.052448+00:00","mean_motion":

Provenance

  • celestrak

Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/100226.json

STARLINK-37717 — Satellite Decay — TerraPulse