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DMC 3-FM3, 40717

Orbit data source: Space-Track

DMC 3-FM3, 40717 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

40717, 2015-032C

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: 7 hours ago

TLE from 7 hours ago

0 DMC 3-FM3
1 40717U 15032C   26036.91429080  .00000755  00000-0  93371-4 0  9994
2 40717  97.6759 270.2409 0006458 122.2508 237.9335 14.85527466570429

Epoch: 2026-02-05T21:56Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-05T21:56:34.725Z)

Latitude

0.00008°

Longitude

165.03652°

Altitude

617.366 km

Speed

7.549 km/s

True Right ascension

18h 00m 57s

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

07:23:43

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

613.467 km

Perigee altitude

604.442 km

Semi-major axis

6,987.091 km

Eccentricity

0.00065

Inclination

97.6759°

RAAN

270.2409°

Arg. of periapsis

122.2508°

True anomaly

237.87081°

Mean anomaly

237.9335°

Eccentric anomaly

237.90215°

Mean motion

3.7162 °/min

Orbital period

96.87 mins

BSTAR

0.000093371

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DMC 3-FM3 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.
4 mins	2026-02-06 14:16:45.129Z	92.498° ESE	2026-02-06 14:18:45.129Z	62.363° ENE	14.121°	2026-02-06 14:20:45.129Z	33.51° NE
6 mins	2026-02-06 15:51:45.129Z	196.077° SSW	2026-02-06 15:53:45.129Z	242.282° WSW	36.02°	2026-02-06 15:57:45.129Z	333.839° NNW
6 mins	2026-02-07 03:37:45.129Z	44.523° NE	2026-02-07 03:40:45.129Z	104.95° ESE	25.403°	2026-02-07 03:43:45.129Z	154.131° SSE
4 mins	2026-02-07 05:14:45.129Z	321.091° NNW	2026-02-07 05:15:45.129Z	302.043° NW	20.778°	2026-02-07 05:18:45.129Z	247.745° W

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DMC 3-FM3, 40717

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 7 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-05T21:56:34.725Z)

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

DMC 3-FM3 Visibility forecast

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