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SMDC ONE 2.4, 39472

Orbit data source: Space-Track

SMDC ONE 2.4, 39472 is 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

39472, 2013-072L

Orbit

LEO

Country

Related business

United States Army (US)

Manufacturer

Duocomm Miltec

Mission

Operational Defense Communications

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, 0.1 m

Radar Cross Section

0.075 m², Small (<0.1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 8 hours ago

TLE from 8 hours ago

0 SMDC ONE 2.4
1 39472U 13072L   26095.24928841  .00158146  00000-0  13877-2 0  9991
2 39472 120.4787 217.2559 0053754 341.1663  18.7445 15.66047701105399

Epoch: 2026-04-05T05:58Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-05T05:58:58.518Z)

Latitude

-0.00005°

Longitude

-66.04532°

Altitude

337.475 km

Speed

7.727 km/s

True Right ascension

14h 29m 01s

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

19:25:27

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

405.758 km

Perigee altitude

333.216 km

Semi-major axis

6,747.624 km

Eccentricity

0.00538

Inclination

120.4787°

RAAN

217.2559°

Arg. of periapsis

341.1663°

True anomaly

18.94371°

Mean anomaly

18.7445°

Eccentric anomaly

18.84398°

Mean motion

3.91577 °/min

Orbital period

91.94 mins

BSTAR

0.0013877

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

SNAP-3, 39468 (Decayed)

TACSAT 6, 39473

USA 247, 39462

ALICE, 39467

CUNYSAT-1, 39470 (Decayed)

MCUBED-2, 39469

ATLAS 5 CENTAUR R/B, 39475

SMDC ONE 2.3, 39474

IPEX, 39471

FIREBIRD A, 39463 (Decayed)

AEROCUBE 5B, 39466 (Decayed)

AEROCUBE 5A, 39465 (Decayed)

FIREBIRD B, 39464

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SMDC ONE 2.4 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.
4 mins	2026-04-05 21:51:28.105Z	79.266° E	2026-04-05 21:53:28.105Z	128.753° SE	20.535°	2026-04-05 21:55:28.105Z	175.574° S

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SMDC ONE 2.4, 39472

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 8 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-05T05:58:58.518Z)

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Orbital elements

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

SMDC ONE 2.4 Visibility forecast

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

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