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MMS 2, 40483

Orbit data source: Space-Track

MMS 2, 40483 is a payload satellite owned by GSFC (US) in HEO that was launched on Fri, 13 Mar 2015 UTC via an ATLAS V 421 launch vehicle from the Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR). 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

40483, 2015-011B

Orbit

HEO

Country

Related business

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) (US)

Manufacturer

GSFC

Mission

Operational Civil Science

Bus & Motor

MMS-SMART, GSFC

Mass

1,360 kg wet, 1,000 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2015-03-13 (11 years ago)

Launch vehicle

ATLAS V 421

Launch site

Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Oct Cyl + 1 Ant, 56.1 m

Radar Cross Section

24.177 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 13 hours ago

TLE from 13 hours ago

0 MMS 2
1 40483U 15011B   25348.33336806 -.00000236  00000-0  00000-0 0  9993
2 40483  69.2561 351.5202 8505084 163.3907 164.0000  0.28349728  1383

Epoch: 2025-12-14T08:00Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-14T08:00:03.000Z)

Latitude

-17.88845°

Longitude

141.17565°

Altitude

173,366.473 km

Speed

0.602 km/s

True Right ascension

22h 57m 44s

True Declination

-17° 53' 04"

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

19:25:25

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

174,751.545 km

Perigee altitude

8,254.256 km

Semi-major axis

97,881.038 km

Eccentricity

0.85051

Inclination

69.2561°

RAAN

351.5202°

Arg. of periapsis

163.3907°

True anomaly

177.53389°

Mean anomaly

164°

Eccentric anomaly

171.33858°

Mean motion

0.07088 °/min

Orbital period

5,079.34 mins

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Other satellites on launch #11 in the year 2015 (2015-03-13 UTC)

MMS 3, 40484

MMS 1, 40482

MMS 4, 40485

ATLAS 5 CENTAUR R/B, 40486 (Decayed)

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MMS 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.
516 mins	2025-12-14 20:50:47.943Z	120.292° SE	2025-12-15 00:51:47.943Z	183.791° SSW	33.419°	2025-12-15 05:26:47.943Z	254.299° W
71 mins	2025-12-15 19:39:47.943Z	84.389° E	2025-12-15 20:50:47.943Z	92.924° ESE	22.763°	2025-12-15 20:50:47.943Z	92.924° ESE

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MMS 2, 40483

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 13 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-14T08:00:03.000Z)

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Orbital elements

Other satellites on launch #11 in the year 2015 (2015-03-13 UTC)

MMS 2 Visibility forecast

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