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STARLINK-38060

69716 · 2026-07-01T14:00:01Z

Fixes
72
Sensor hits
0
Observations
72
Altitude — track
72 measured points · 2026-07-012026-08-09
Mean motion — track
72 measured points · 2026-07-012026-08-09

The record

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

start_utc2026-07-01T14:00:01.999872+00:00
end_utc2026-08-09T14:30:22.720032+00:00
familycelestialdex
norad_id69,716
object_nameSTARLINK-38060
groupactive
eccentricity_median0.000
inclination_deg_median97.284
n_snaps72
span_days39.021
mean_motion_first16.017
mean_motion_last15.335
delta_mean_motion-0.682
altitude_first_km269.848
altitude_last_km465.476
decay_rate_rev_day2-0.017
altitude_decay_km_day4.777
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_utc2026-07-01T14:00:01.999872+00:00
last_utc2026-08-09T14:30:22.720032+00:00
last_fix_utc2026-08-09T14:30:22.720032+00:00
provisionalfalse
track[{"utc":"2026-07-01T14:00:01.999872+00:00","mean_motion":16.01650498,"altitude_km":269.848,"eccentricity":0.00009819,"inclination_deg":97.2829},{"utc":"2026-07-01T22:00:01.999584+00:00","mean_motion":

Provenance

  • celestrak

Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/69716.json

STARLINK-38060 — Satellite Decay — TerraPulse