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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Edit Public Description
Identifier
Orbit
Country
UKRelated 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)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 1 Arm, 3.3 m
Radar Cross Section
0.540 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 5 hours ago
TLE from 5 hours ago
0 UK-DMC
1 27942U 03042D 26034.50973248 .00001829 00000-0 20777-3 0 9992
2 27942 98.0782 221.3809 0052789 280.5795 78.9476 14.86626758202909Epoch: 2026-02-03T12:14Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-03T12:14:00.886Z)
Latitude
-0.00005°
Longitude
-95.81242°
Altitude
604.625 km
Speed
7.561 km/s
True Right ascension
14h 45m 31s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
19:38:34
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
642.39 km
Perigee altitude
568.658 km
Semi-major axis
6,983.661 km
Eccentricity
0.00528
Inclination
98.0782°
RAAN
221.3809°
Arg. of periapsis
280.5795°
True anomaly
79.54204°
Mean anomaly
78.9476°
Eccentric anomaly
79.24475°
Mean motion
3.71893 °/min
Orbital period
96.8 mins
BSTAR
0.00020777
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Other satellites on launch #42 in the year 2003 (2003-09-27 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.UK-DMC Visibility forecast
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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. |
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| 5 mins | 2026-02-04 00:08:23.042Z | 57.477° ENE | 2026-02-04 00:10:23.042Z | 86.012° E | 15.522° | 2026-02-04 00:13:23.042Z | 130.204° SE |
| 6 mins | 2026-02-04 01:44:23.042Z | 347.6° N | 2026-02-04 01:46:23.042Z | 304.92° NW | 33.7° | 2026-02-04 01:50:23.042Z | 219.781° SW |
| 7 mins | 2026-02-04 12:35:23.042Z | 181.155° SSW | 2026-02-04 12:38:23.042Z | 245.275° WSW | 41.186° | 2026-02-04 12:42:23.042Z | 338.853° N |
Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs
Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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