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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

Country

Related business

Airbus Defense and Space (FR)

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 (11 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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Last TLE update: 6 hours ago

TLE from 6 hours ago

0 DMC 3-FM2
1 40716U 15032B   26168.83354703 -.00000082  00000-0 -35514-5 0  9990
2 40716  97.6511  35.5574 0007528  61.6191 298.5783 14.85742471590003

Epoch: 2026-06-17T20:00Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-17T20:00:18.463Z)

Latitude

-0.00001°

Longitude

-170.60508°

Altitude

611.779 km

Speed

7.555 km/s

True Right ascension

02h 22m 13s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

13:14:02

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

613.538 km

Perigee altitude

603.019 km

Semi-major axis

6,986.416 km

Eccentricity

0.00075

Inclination

97.6511°

RAAN

35.5574°

Arg. of periapsis

61.6191°

True anomaly

298.50251°

Mean anomaly

298.5783°

Eccentric anomaly

298.54041°

Mean motion

3.71673 °/min

Orbital period

96.86 mins

BSTAR

-0.0000035514

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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.
5 mins	2026-06-18 03:04:06.838Z	57.857° ENE	2026-06-18 03:06:06.838Z	91.848° ESE	18.68°	2026-06-18 03:09:06.838Z	139.085° SSE
5 mins	2026-06-18 04:40:06.838Z	336.987° NNW	2026-06-18 04:42:06.838Z	292.146° WNW	28.356°	2026-06-18 04:45:06.838Z	232.228° WSW
6 mins	2026-06-18 15:32:06.838Z	193.652° SSW	2026-06-18 15:35:06.838Z	281.739° WNW	36.11°	2026-06-18 15:38:06.838Z	333.368° NNW

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DMC 3-FM2, 40716

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 6 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-17T20:00:18.463Z)

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Other satellites on launch #32 in the year 2015 (2015-07-10 UTC)

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