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SNAP-3, 39468 (Decayed)

Orbit data source: Space-Track

SNAP-3, 39468 was a payload satellite owned by SMDC (US) in LEO that was launched on Fri, 06 Dec 2013 UTC via an ATLAS V 501 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

39468, 2013-072G

Orbit

Decayed

Last TLE update

2 months ago

Origin

United States Army (US)

Manufacturer

Duocomm Miltec

Mission

Decayed Defense Technology

Bus & Motor

CUBESAT 3U, Unknown motor

Mass

4 kg wet, 4 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2013-12-06 (12 years ago)

Launch vehicle

ATLAS V 501

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box, 0.3 m

Radar Cross Section

0.075 m², Small (<0.1 m²)

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TLE from 2 months ago

0 SNAP-3
1 39468U 13072G   25113.00136907  .16499875  14351-4  56471-3 0  9994
2 39468 120.4456 313.9707 0013297 305.3576  54.6312 16.43218313 52689

Epoch: 2025-04-23T00:01Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-04-23T00:01:58.287Z)

Latitude

-0.00002°

Longitude

102.18443°

Altitude

153.868 km

Speed

7.818 km/s

True Right ascension

20h 55m 52s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

No trajectory is available.

Visualization observer readout

No trajectory is available.

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

165.175 km

Perigee altitude

147.796 km

Semi-major axis

6,534.622 km

Eccentricity

0.00133

Inclination

120.4456°

RAAN

313.9707°

Arg. of periapsis

305.3576°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

54.6312°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

4.10878 °/min

Orbital period

87.62 mins

BSTAR

0.00056471

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Other satellites on launch #72 in the year 2013 (2013-12-06 UTC)

USA 247, 39462

FIREBIRD A, 39463 (Decayed)

FIREBIRD B, 39464

AEROCUBE 5A, 39465 (Decayed)

AEROCUBE 5B, 39466 (Decayed)

ATLAS 5 CENTAUR R/B, 39475

SNAP-3 Visibility

Observer location: undefined°, undefined°

This satellite is decayed

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