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SMDC ONE 1.2, 38759

Orbit data source: Space-Track

SMDC ONE 1.2, 38759 is a payload satellite owned by SMDC (US) in LEO that was launched on Thu, 13 Sep 2012 UTC via an ATLAS V 401 launch vehicle from the Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR). 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

38759, 2012-048B

Orbit

LEO

Country

Related business

United States Army (US)

Manufacturer

Duocomm Miltec

Mission

Operational Defense Technology

Bus & Motor

CUBESAT 3U, Unknown motor

Mass

4 kg wet, 4 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2012-09-13 (14 years ago)

Launch vehicle

ATLAS V 401

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box, 0.1 m

Radar Cross Section

0.075 m², Small (<0.1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 11 hours ago

TLE from 11 hours ago

0 SMDC ONE 1.2
1 38759U 12048B   26146.30424213  .00013064  00000-0  53149-3 0  9994
2 38759  64.6580 249.5690 0096862 184.1211 175.9129 15.20541749112823

Epoch: 2026-05-26T07:18Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-26T07:18:06.520Z)

Latitude

-0.00002°

Longitude

-103.83778°

Altitude

572.734 km

Speed

7.538 km/s

True Right ascension

16h 38m 16s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow 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

03:22:08

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

569.418 km

Perigee altitude

436.119 km

Semi-major axis

6,880.906 km

Eccentricity

0.00969

Inclination

64.658°

RAAN

249.569°

Arg. of periapsis

184.1211°

True anomaly

175.99107°

Mean anomaly

175.9129°

Eccentric anomaly

175.95208°

Mean motion

3.80255 °/min

Orbital period

94.67 mins

BSTAR

0.00053149

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Other satellites on launch #48 in the year 2012 (2012-09-13 UTC)

ATLAS CENTAUR R/B, 38770 (Decayed)

SMDC ONE 1.1, 38766 (Decayed)

AEROCUBE 4.5B, 38768 (Decayed)

AEROCUBE 4, 38769 (Decayed)

USA 238 DEB, 38773

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SMDC ONE 1.2 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.
6 mins	2026-05-27 08:43:19.267Z	219.805° SW	2026-05-27 08:45:19.267Z	251.776° W	42.816°	2026-05-27 08:49:19.267Z	28.238° NE
4 mins	2026-05-27 17:00:19.267Z	355.573° N	2026-05-27 17:02:19.267Z	73.694° E	34.323°	2026-05-27 17:04:19.267Z	121.826° SE

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SMDC ONE 1.2, 38759

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 11 hours ago

TLE from 11 hours ago

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-26T07:18:06.520Z)

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Orbital elements

Other satellites on launch #48 in the year 2012 (2012-09-13 UTC)

SMDC ONE 1.2 Visibility forecast

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

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