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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: 11 hours ago

TLE from 11 hours ago
0 UK-DMC
1 27942U 03042D   26121.52843892  .00001166  00000-0  13377-3 0  9994
2 27942  98.0816 309.8848 0053611 357.6848   2.4111 14.86927344215831
Epoch: 2026-05-01T12:40Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-01T12:40:57.122Z)
Latitude
-0.00002°
Longitude
-99.8126°
Altitude
573.143 km
Speed
7.595 km/s
True Right ascension
20h 39m 32s
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
06:56:34
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
642.018 km
Perigee altitude
567.147 km
Semi-major axis
6,982.72 km
Eccentricity
0.00536
Inclination
98.0816°
RAAN
309.8848°
Arg. of periapsis
357.6848°
True anomaly
2.43712°
Mean anomaly
2.4111°
Eccentric anomaly
2.42409°
Mean motion
3.71969 °/min
Orbital period
96.78 mins
BSTAR
0.00013377
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