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
Orbit
Country
UKRelated business
Manufacturer
SSTL (Astrium)
Mission
Operational Commercial Imaging
Bus & Motor
SSTL-300S1, Unknown motor
Mass
447 kg wet, 435 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Hept Cyl + Cyl, 1.3 m
Radar Cross Section
2.356 m², Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 5 hours ago
TLE from 5 hours ago
0 DMC 3-FM1
1 40715U 15032A 25258.65402698 .00000570 00000-0 72478-4 0 9994
2 40715 97.6823 129.0125 0004311 227.5650 132.5201 14.85211078549155Epoch: 2025-09-15T15:41Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-15T15:41:47.931Z)
Latitude
-0.00002°
Longitude
-101.29279°
Altitude
617.996 km
Speed
7.549 km/s
True Right ascension
08h 36m 03s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
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
13:27:59
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
612.96 km
Perigee altitude
606.935 km
Semi-major axis
6,988.085 km
Eccentricity
0.00043
Inclination
97.6823°
RAAN
129.0125°
Arg. of periapsis
227.565°
True anomaly
132.5565°
Mean anomaly
132.5201°
Eccentric anomaly
132.5383°
Mean motion
3.7154 °/min
Orbital period
96.89 mins
BSTAR
0.000072478
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Other satellites on launch #32 in the year 2015 (2015-07-10 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.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. |
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| 6 mins | 2025-09-16 03:36:11.905Z | 44.897° NE | 2025-09-16 03:39:11.905Z | 103.435° ESE | 24.85° | 2025-09-16 03:42:11.905Z | 152.634° SSE |
| 4 mins | 2025-09-16 05:13:11.905Z | 322.758° NNW | 2025-09-16 05:15:11.905Z | 281.62° WNW | 21.604° | 2025-09-16 05:17:11.905Z | 247.669° W |
| 4 mins | 2025-09-16 14:30:11.905Z | 96.189° ESE | 2025-09-16 14:32:11.905Z | 59.643° ENE | 18.757° | 2025-09-16 14:34:11.905Z | 27.922° NE |
| 6 mins | 2025-09-16 16:05:11.905Z | 210.457° SW | 2025-09-16 16:07:11.905Z | 251.94° W | 28.753° | 2025-09-16 16:11:11.905Z | 326.884° NNW |
Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs
Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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