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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

Related business

British National Space Centre (GB)

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: 5 hours ago

TLE from 5 hours ago

0 UK-DMC
1 27942U 03042D   26121.79761247  .00001152  00000-0  13223-3 0  9991
2 27942  98.0817 310.1587 0053593 356.8085   3.2781 14.86927897215879

Epoch: 2026-05-01T19:08Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-01T19:08:33.717Z)

Latitude

0.00004°

Longitude

163.2935°

Altitude

573.182 km

Speed

7.594 km/s

True Right ascension

20h 40m 38s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

07:54:18

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

642.003 km

Perigee altitude

567.158 km

Semi-major axis

6,982.718 km

Eccentricity

0.00536

Inclination

98.0817°

RAAN

310.1587°

Arg. of periapsis

356.8085°

True anomaly

3.31345°

Mean anomaly

3.2781°

Eccentric anomaly

3.29575°

Mean motion

3.71969 °/min

Orbital period

96.78 mins

BSTAR

0.00013223

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Span	Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order	Start Az.	Max El. time (UTC)	Max El. Az.	Max El.	End time (UTC)	End Az.
6 mins	2026-05-02 00:34:02.530Z	44.951° NE	2026-05-02 00:37:02.530Z	92.464° ESE	21.862°	2026-05-02 00:40:02.530Z	142.937° SSE
5 mins	2026-05-02 02:11:02.530Z	332.179° NNW	2026-05-02 02:13:02.530Z	288.588° WNW	26.479°	2026-05-02 02:16:02.530Z	235.662° WSW
5 mins	2026-05-02 13:03:02.530Z	209.314° SW	2026-05-02 13:05:02.530Z	265.471° W	31.879°	2026-05-02 13:08:02.530Z	326.301° NNW

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UK-DMC, 27942

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 5 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-01T19:08:33.717Z)

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