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SMAP, 40376

Orbit data source: Space-Track

SMAP, 40376 is a payload satellite owned by JPL (US) in SSO that was launched on Sat, 31 Jan 2015 UTC via a DELTA 7320-10C 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

40376, 2015-003A

Orbit

SSO

Country

Related business

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) (US)

Manufacturer

JPL

Mission

Partially operational Civil Earth Obs Sci

Bus & Motor

SMAP, Unknown motor

Mass

944 kg wet, 863 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2015-01-31 (11 years ago)

Launch vehicle

DELTA 7320-10C

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 1 Rod + 1 Dish, 6.0 m

Radar Cross Section

9.605 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 14 hours ago

TLE from 14 hours ago

0 SMAP
1 40376U 15003A   25340.60119665  .00001100  00000-0  22215-3 0  9994
2 40376  98.1290 345.4136 0001210  87.6660 272.4680 14.63333147579458

Epoch: 2025-12-06T14:25Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-06T14:25:43.390Z)

Latitude

-0.00009°

Longitude

53.35623°

Altitude

685.387 km

Speed

7.514 km/s

True Right ascension

23h 01m 39s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight 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

02:28:49

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

680.359 km

Perigee altitude

678.652 km

Semi-major axis

7,057.642 km

Eccentricity

0.00012

Inclination

98.129°

RAAN

345.4136°

Arg. of periapsis

87.666°

True anomaly

272.45415°

Mean anomaly

272.468°

Eccentric anomaly

272.46107°

Mean motion

3.66061 °/min

Orbital period

98.34 mins

BSTAR

0.00022215

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Other satellites on launch #3 in the year 2015 (2015-01-31 UTC)

FIREBIRD 3, 40377 (Decayed)

GRIFEX, 40379 (Decayed)

EXOCUBE, 40380 (Decayed)

FIREBIRD 4, 40378 (Decayed)

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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	2025-12-07 12:21:30.080Z	51.137° ENE	2025-12-07 12:24:30.080Z	95.626° ESE	18.8°	2025-12-07 12:27:30.080Z	138.406° SSE
6 mins	2025-12-07 13:59:30.080Z	342.309° N	2025-12-07 14:01:30.080Z	300.339° NW	31.589°	2025-12-07 14:05:30.080Z	224.848° SW
4 mins	2025-12-07 23:25:30.080Z	92.526° ESE	2025-12-07 23:27:30.080Z	59.089° ENE	18.552°	2025-12-07 23:29:30.080Z	29.275° NE
7 mins	2025-12-08 01:01:30.080Z	202.538° SW	2025-12-08 01:04:30.080Z	273.124° WNW	32.785°	2025-12-08 01:08:30.080Z	331.94° NNW

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SMAP, 40376

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 14 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-06T14:25:43.390Z)

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Orbital elements

Other satellites on launch #3 in the year 2015 (2015-01-31 UTC)

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