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
Orbit
Country
USRelated business
Manufacturer
GSFC
Mission
Operational Civil Science
Bus & Motor
MMS-SMART, GSFC
Mass
1,360 kg wet, 1,000 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Oct Cyl + 1 Ant, 56.1 m
Radar Cross Section
24.177 m², Large (>1 m²)
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TLE from 2 days ago
0 MMS 2
1 40483U 15011B 26171.50003471 -.00000547 00000-0 00000+0 0 9990
2 40483 72.1550 348.7610 8322367 167.4660 276.5842 0.28300138 1393Epoch: 2026-06-20T12:00Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-20T12:00:02.998Z)
Latitude
5.85772°
Longitude
-97.83375°
Altitude
135,223.042 km
Speed
1.25 km/s
True Right ascension
23h 23m 34s
True Declination
5° 51' 21"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
23:20:41
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
173,172.57 km
Perigee altitude
10,061.889 km
Semi-major axis
97,995.366 km
Eccentricity
0.83224
Inclination
72.155°
RAAN
348.761°
Arg. of periapsis
167.466°
True anomaly
198.55351°
Mean anomaly
276.5842°
Eccentric anomaly
236.72049°
Mean motion
0.07075 °/min
Orbital period
5,088.24 mins
BSTAR
0
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Other satellites on launch #11 in the year 2015 (2015-03-13 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.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. |
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| 183 mins | 2026-06-22 12:18:22.840Z | 189.436° SSW | 2026-06-22 12:18:22.840Z | 189.436° SSW | 23.578° | 2026-06-22 15:21:22.840Z | 231.324° WSW |
| 284 mins | 2026-06-23 07:34:22.840Z | 112.083° ESE | 2026-06-23 12:14:22.840Z | 184.144° SSW | 34.55° | 2026-06-23 12:18:22.840Z | 185.536° SSW |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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