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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: 7 hours ago

TLE from 7 hours ago

0 SMAP
1 40376U 15003A   26061.75498678  .00000676  00000-0  14009-3 0  9994
2 40376  98.1310  70.3407 0001211 112.6519 247.4811 14.63328110592052

Epoch: 2026-03-02T18:07Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-02T18:07:10.857Z)

Latitude

-0.00007°

Longitude

-1.99838°

Altitude

685.768 km

Speed

7.513 km/s

True Right ascension

04h 41m 21s

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

05:03:55

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

680.376 km

Perigee altitude

678.667 km

Semi-major axis

7,057.659 km

Eccentricity

0.00012

Inclination

98.131°

RAAN

70.3407°

Arg. of periapsis

112.6519°

True anomaly

247.46828°

Mean anomaly

247.4811°

Eccentric anomaly

247.47469°

Mean motion

3.6606 °/min

Orbital period

98.34 mins

BSTAR

0.00014009

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

EXOCUBE, 40380 (Decayed)

FIREBIRD 4, 40378 (Decayed)

GRIFEX, 40379 (Decayed)

FIREBIRD 3, 40377 (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.
7 mins	2026-03-03 12:45:01.889Z	34.072° NE	2026-03-03 12:49:01.889Z	104.21° ESE	29.691°	2026-03-03 12:52:01.889Z	156.964° SSE
5 mins	2026-03-03 14:24:01.889Z	326.153° NNW	2026-03-03 14:26:01.889Z	291.134° WNW	21.032°	2026-03-03 14:29:01.889Z	246.355° WSW
6 mins	2026-03-03 23:49:01.889Z	116.03° SE	2026-03-03 23:51:01.889Z	74.03° E	28.787°	2026-03-03 23:55:01.889Z	8.064° NNE

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SMAP, 40376

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 7 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-02T18:07:10.857Z)

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

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