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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

6 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 6 hours ago

0 DMC 3-FM2
1 40716U 15032B   25183.61880456  .00000464  00000-0  60346-4 0  9993
2 40716  97.7018  57.9009 0008342 124.0979 236.1029 14.85070050538011

Epoch: 2025-07-02T14:51Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-02T14:51:04.713Z)

Latitude

-0.00005°

Longitude

-85.76604°

Altitude

619.657 km

Speed

7.547 km/s

True Right ascension

03h 51m 36s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-43.08272°

Longitude

87.24329°

Altitude

630.982 km

Speed

7.541 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

17h 50m 56s

Apparent Declination

-48° 08' 01"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

08:26:20

Azimuth

119.583° SE

Elevation

-61.224°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

616.221 km

Perigee altitude

604.561 km

Semi-major axis

6,988.528 km

Eccentricity

0.00083

Inclination

97.7018°

RAAN

57.9009°

Arg. of periapsis

124.0979°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

236.1029°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.71505 °/min

Orbital period

96.9 mins

BSTAR

0.000060346

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DMC 3-FM2 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	2025-07-03 04:21:15.355Z	17.994° NNE	2025-07-03 04:25:15.355Z	133.891° SE	42.611°	2025-07-03 04:28:15.355Z	183.865° SSW
7 mins	2025-07-03 15:14:15.355Z	142.694° SSE	2025-07-03 15:17:15.355Z	89.722° E	35.136°	2025-07-03 15:21:15.355Z	2.229° NNE

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