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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

5 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 5 hours ago

0 DMC 3-FM2
1 40716U 15032B   25222.63131244  .00000698  00000-0  87609-4 0  9993
2 40716  97.6955  95.6033 0006513  15.6067 344.5348 14.85150094543805

Epoch: 2025-08-10T15:09Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-10T15:09:05.394Z)

Latitude

-0.00004°

Longitude

-91.01906°

Altitude

611.76 km

Speed

7.556 km/s

True Right ascension

06h 22m 24s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

40.47786°

Longitude

-97.40224°

Altitude

614.867 km

Speed

7.558 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

02h 27m 03s

Apparent Declination

4° 27' 36"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

10:28:51

Azimuth

294.066° NW

Elevation

-19.733°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

614.691 km

Perigee altitude

605.588 km

Semi-major axis

6,988.277 km

Eccentricity

0.00065

Inclination

97.6955°

RAAN

95.6033°

Arg. of periapsis

15.6067°

True anomaly

344.51488°

Mean anomaly

344.5348°

Eccentric anomaly

344.52484°

Mean motion

3.71525 °/min

Orbital period

96.9 mins

BSTAR

0.000087609

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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	2025-08-11 04:39:06.385Z	5.237° NNE	2025-08-11 04:43:06.385Z	248.388° W	41.439°	2025-08-11 04:46:06.385Z	204.549° SW
7 mins	2025-08-11 15:32:06.385Z	162.113° S	2025-08-11 15:35:06.385Z	112.168° ESE	44.45°	2025-08-11 15:39:06.385Z	350.181° N

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

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