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STARLINK-38077

69983 · 2026-07-14T22:00:03Z

Fixes
44
Sensor hits
0
Observations
44
Altitude — track
44 measured points · 2026-07-142026-08-09
Mean motion — track
44 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_utc2026-08-09T12:51:01.353312+00:00
familycelestialdex
norad_id69,983
object_nameSTARLINK-38077
groupactive
eccentricity_median0.000
inclination_deg_median97.285
n_snaps44
span_days25.619
mean_motion_first16.004
mean_motion_last15.752
delta_mean_motion-0.252
altitude_first_km273.288
altitude_last_km343.939
decay_rate_rev_day2-0.007
altitude_decay_km_day2.057
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_utc2026-08-09T12:51:01.353312+00:00
last_fix_utc2026-08-09T12:51:01.353312+00:00
provisionalfalse
track[{"utc":"2026-07-14T22:00:03.000096+00:00","mean_motion":16.00407946,"altitude_km":273.288,"eccentricity":0.0001241,"inclination_deg":97.284},{"utc":"2026-07-15T04:00:03.000096+00:00","mean_motion":15

Provenance

  • celestrak

Storage: dossier · celestial_storehouse/satellite_decay/69983.json

STARLINK-38077 — Satellite Decay — TerraPulse