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UK-DMC, 27942

Orbit data source: Space-Track

UK-DMC, 27942 is a payload satellite owned by BNSC (UK) in SSO that was launched on Sat, 27 Sep 2003 UTC via a KOSMOS 11K65M launch vehicle from the Plesetsk Missile And Space Complex (PKMTR). Payload-class satellites include a variety of spacecraft equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.

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Identifier
27942, 2003-042D
Orbit
SSO
Country
Flag of UKUK
Related business
Manufacturer
SSTL
Mission
Non-operational Civil Imaging
Bus & Motor
SSTL-100, Unknown motor
Mass
100 kg wet, 85.4 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
2003-09-27 (23 years ago)
Launch vehicle
KOSMOS 11K65M
Launch site
Plesetsk Missile And Space Complex (PKMTR)
Object type
Payload
Rocket body
Debris
Shape & HBR
Box + 1 Arm, 3.3 m
Radar Cross Section
0.540 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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Last TLE update: 22 hours ago

TLE from 22 hours ago
0 UK-DMC
1 27942U 03042D   26186.06042614  .00001826  00000-0  20475-3 0  9997
2 27942  98.0807  15.5262 0054319 144.2822 216.2047 14.87075457225429
Epoch: 2026-07-05T01:27Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-07-05T01:27:00.818Z)
Latitude
-0°
Longitude
70.70761°
Altitude
640.8 km
Speed
7.521 km/s
True Right ascension
01h 02m 06s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
N/A
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
10:57:19
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
642.045 km
Perigee altitude
566.192 km
Semi-major axis
6,982.255 km
Eccentricity
0.00543
Inclination
98.0807°
RAAN
15.5262°
Arg. of periapsis
144.2822°
True anomaly
215.83904°
Mean anomaly
216.2047°
Eccentric anomaly
216.02167°
Mean motion
3.72006 °/min
Orbital period
96.77 mins
BSTAR
0.00020475
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