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STARLINK-38065

69982 · 2026-07-14T22:00:03Z

Fixes
46
Sensor hits
0
Observations
46
Altitude — track
46 measured points · 2026-07-142026-08-09
Mean motion — track
46 measured points · 2026-07-142026-08-09

The record

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

start_utc2026-07-14T22:00:03.000096+00:00
end_utc2026-08-09T12:16:27.360192+00:00
familycelestialdex
norad_id69,982
object_nameSTARLINK-38065
groupactive
eccentricity_median0.000
inclination_deg_median97.284
n_snaps46
span_days25.595
mean_motion_first16.003
mean_motion_last15.753
delta_mean_motion-0.250
altitude_first_km273.608
altitude_last_km343.811
decay_rate_rev_day2-0.008
altitude_decay_km_day2.222
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_utc2026-07-14T22:00:03.000096+00:00
last_utc2026-08-09T12:16:27.360192+00:00
last_fix_utc2026-08-09T12:16:27.360192+00:00
provisionalfalse
track[{"utc":"2026-07-14T22:00:03.000096+00:00","mean_motion":16.00292668,"altitude_km":273.608,"eccentricity":0.00011597,"inclination_deg":97.2841},{"utc":"2026-07-15T04:00:03.000096+00:00","mean_motion":

Provenance

  • celestrak

Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/69982.json

STARLINK-38065 — Satellite Decay — TerraPulse