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
Orbit
Last TLE update
13 hours ago
Origin
Manufacturer
SSTL
Mission
Non-operational Civil Imaging
Bus & Motor
SSTL-100, Unknown motor
Mass
100 kg wet, 85.4 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 1 Arm, 6.6 m
Radar Cross Section
0.540 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)
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TLE from 13 hours ago
0 UK-DMC
1 27942U 03042D 25177.92810997 .00000738 00000-0 89729-4 0 9997
2 27942 98.0746 356.3488 0053598 283.1684 76.3553 14.85721133169997Epoch: 2025-06-26T22:16Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-26T22:16:28.701Z)
Latitude
-0.00008°
Longitude
106.94093°
Altitude
605.698 km
Speed
7.561 km/s
True Right ascension
23h 45m 23s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
46.56335°
Longitude
98.92628°
Altitude
640.238 km
Speed
7.531 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
05h 28m 08s
Apparent Declination
61° 28' 39"
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
22:47:50
Azimuth
32.873° NE
Elevation
29.982°
Doppler factor
1
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Other satellites on launch #42 in the year 2003 (2003-09-27 UTC)
UK-DMC Visibility forecast
Observer location: undefined°, undefined°
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. |
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| 4 mins | 2025-06-27 12:58:00.377Z | 237.941° WSW | 2025-06-27 13:00:00.377Z | 271.93° WNW | 17.458° | 2025-06-27 13:02:00.377Z | 302.861° NW |
| 7 mins | 2025-06-28 00:43:00.377Z | 17.492° NNE | 2025-06-28 00:46:00.377Z | 85.637° E | 44.293° | 2025-06-28 00:50:00.377Z | 188.747° SSW |
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