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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   26208.29877413  .00000197  00000-0  28608-4 0  9993
2 40716  97.6470  73.4924 0004666 295.0193  65.0538 14.85783042595865

Epoch: 2026-07-27T07:10Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-07-27T07:10:14.084Z)

Latitude

-0.00005°

Longitude

20.94937°

Altitude

612.791 km

Speed

7.553 km/s

True Right ascension

04h 53m 58s

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

02:22:05

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

611.411 km

Perigee altitude

604.891 km

Semi-major axis

6,986.288 km

Eccentricity

0.00047

Inclination

97.647°

RAAN

73.4924°

Arg. of periapsis

295.0193°

True anomaly

65.10229°

Mean anomaly

65.0538°

Eccentric anomaly

65.07804°

Mean motion

3.71684 °/min

Orbital period

96.86 mins

BSTAR

0.000028608

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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	2026-07-27 15:22:39.454Z	184.603° SSW	2026-07-27 15:25:39.454Z	251.395° W	39.807°	2026-07-27 15:29:39.454Z	338.157° N
5 mins	2026-07-28 03:09:39.454Z	51.374° ENE	2026-07-28 03:11:39.454Z	87.833° E	22.863°	2026-07-28 03:14:39.454Z	143.48° SSE
5 mins	2026-07-28 04:45:39.454Z	333.525° NNW	2026-07-28 04:47:39.454Z	295.298° NW	23.744°	2026-07-28 04:50:39.454Z	240.628° WSW

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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: 2026-07-27T07:10:14.084Z)

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