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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

3 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, 2.5 m

Radar Cross Section

2.356 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 3 hours ago

0 DMC 3-FM1
1 40715U 15032A   25189.19099805  .00000440  00000-0  57435-4 0  9990
2 40715  97.6954  61.9485 0007096 102.5172 257.6838 14.85109304538844

Epoch: 2025-07-08T04:35Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-08T04:35:02.231Z)

Latitude

0.00003°

Longitude

66.79967°

Altitude

617.339 km

Speed

7.55 km/s

True Right ascension

04h 07m 47s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-68.98879°

Longitude

87.39831°

Altitude

644.057 km

Speed

7.532 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

06h 53m 27s

Apparent Declination

-55° 54' 49"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

19:35:40

Azimuth

159.978° S

Elevation

-72.555°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

615.227 km

Perigee altitude

605.309 km

Semi-major axis

6,988.405 km

Eccentricity

0.00071

Inclination

97.6954°

RAAN

61.9485°

Arg. of periapsis

102.5172°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

257.6838°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.71515 °/min

Orbital period

96.9 mins

BSTAR

0.000057435

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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.
4 mins	2025-07-08 14:27:06.346Z	97.324° ESE	2025-07-08 14:29:06.346Z	66.126° ENE	15.807°	2025-07-08 14:31:06.346Z	34.821° NE
6 mins	2025-07-08 16:02:06.346Z	198.995° SSW	2025-07-08 16:05:06.346Z	275.088° WNW	33.269°	2025-07-08 16:08:06.346Z	329.316° NNW
5 mins	2025-07-09 03:49:06.346Z	48.02° ENE	2025-07-09 03:51:06.346Z	92.662° ESE	28.389°	2025-07-09 03:54:06.346Z	154.206° SSE
5 mins	2025-07-09 05:25:06.346Z	326.23° NNW	2025-07-09 05:27:06.346Z	290.797° WNW	19.102°	2025-07-09 05:30:06.346Z	245.318° WSW

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