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DMC 3-FM2, 40716

Orbit data source: Space-Track

DMC 3-FM2, 40716 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
40716, 2015-032B
Orbit
SSO
Last TLE update
7 hours ago
Origin
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 7 hours ago
0 DMC 3-FM2
1 40716U 15032B   25132.61415242  .00000600  00000-0  76335-4 0  9991
2 40716  97.7082   8.5713 0006106 305.0914  54.9728 14.85065480530444
Epoch: 2025-05-12T14:44Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-12T14:44:22.769Z)
Latitude
-0.00003°
Longitude
-83.14828°
Altitude
613.965 km
Speed
7.553 km/s
True Right ascension
00h 34m 17s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at TLE epoch
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude
22.75221°
Longitude
100.37729°
Altitude
619.83 km
Speed
7.549 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
15h 05m 48s
Apparent Declination
-9° 06' 33"
Sunlit
Object is in full shadow
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
06:18:00
Azimuth
67.639° E
Elevation
-37.433°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
614.673 km
Perigee altitude
606.139 km
Semi-major axis
6,988.543 km
Eccentricity
0.0006106
Inclination
97.7082°
RAAN
8.5713°
Arg. of periapsis
305.0914°
True anomaly
55.03012°
Mean anomaly
54.9728°
Eccentric anomaly
55.00146°
Mean motion
3.71504 °/min
BSTAR
0.000076335
Orbital period
96.9 mins
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7 mins2025-05-13 04:14:47.942Z24.498° NE2025-05-13 04:18:47.942Z121.242° SE37.749°2025-05-13 04:21:47.942Z174.11° S
6 mins2025-05-13 15:08:47.942Z123.972° SE2025-05-13 15:10:47.942Z80.779° E29.822°2025-05-13 15:14:47.942Z6.754° NNE
4 mins2025-05-13 16:45:47.942Z242.564° WSW2025-05-13 16:46:47.942Z259.771° W17.409°2025-05-13 16:49:47.942Z307.537° NW
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