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DMC 3-FM1, 40715

Orbit data source: Space-Track

DMC 3-FM1, 40715 is a payload satellite owned by DMCii (UK) in SSO that was launched on Fri, 10 Jul 2015 UTC via a PSLV-XL launch vehicle from the Sirharikota (SRI). 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

40715, 2015-032A

Orbit

SSO

Last TLE update

8 hours ago

Origin

Airbus Defense and Space (UK)

Manufacturer

SSTL (Astrium)

Mission

Operational Commercial Imaging

Bus & Motor

SSTL-300S1, Unknown motor

Mass

447 kg wet, 435 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2015-07-10 (10 years ago)

Launch vehicle

PSLV-XL

Launch site

Sirharikota (SRI)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Hept Cyl + Cyl, 1.3 m

Radar Cross Section

2.356 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 8 hours ago

0 DMC 3-FM1
1 40715U 15032A   25199.63432441  .00000475  00000-0  61592-4 0  9994
2 40715  97.6939  72.0363 0007085  75.5196 284.6804 14.85120321540396

Epoch: 2025-07-18T15:13Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-18T15:13:25.629Z)

Latitude

-0.0001°

Longitude

-93.00344°

Altitude

614.991 km

Speed

7.552 km/s

True Right ascension

04h 48m 08s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-39.54026°

Longitude

-86.31691°

Altitude

630.373 km

Speed

7.541 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

02h 44m 39s

Apparent Declination

-47° 05' 23"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

11:55:21

Azimuth

242.49° WSW

Elevation

-58.875°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

615.184 km

Perigee altitude

605.282 km

Semi-major axis

6,988.37 km

Eccentricity

0.00071

Inclination

97.6939°

RAAN

72.0363°

Arg. of periapsis

75.5196°

True anomaly

284.60184°

Mean anomaly

284.6804°

Eccentric anomaly

284.64112°

Mean motion

3.71518 °/min

Orbital period

96.9 mins

BSTAR

0.000061592

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DMC 3-FM1 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.
7 mins	2025-07-19 04:43:48.121Z	358.564° N	2025-07-19 04:46:48.121Z	292.617° NW	38.792°	2025-07-19 04:50:48.121Z	210.123° SW
6 mins	2025-07-19 15:36:48.121Z	171.023° S	2025-07-19 15:39:48.121Z	312.636° NW	44.199°	2025-07-19 15:42:48.121Z	345.043° N

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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