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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: 10 hours ago

TLE from 10 hours ago

0 DMC 3-FM3
1 40717U 15032C   26223.54261912  .00000455  00000-0  58268-4 0  9992
2 40717  97.6496  89.9271 0003802 226.9937 133.0961 14.85788591598134

Epoch: 2026-08-11T13:01Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-08-11T13:01:22.291Z)

Latitude

-0.00001°

Longitude

-65.42518°

Altitude

615.965 km

Speed

7.55 km/s

True Right ascension

05h 59m 42s

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

13:28:23

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

610.79 km

Perigee altitude

605.478 km

Semi-major axis

6,986.271 km

Eccentricity

0.00038

Inclination

97.6496°

RAAN

89.9271°

Arg. of periapsis

226.9937°

True anomaly

133.1279°

Mean anomaly

133.0961°

Eccentric anomaly

133.112°

Mean motion

3.71685 °/min

Orbital period

96.86 mins

BSTAR

0.000058268

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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.
7 mins	2026-08-12 04:08:10.481Z	8.491° NNE	2026-08-12 04:12:10.481Z	226.394° WSW	42.725°	2026-08-12 04:15:10.481Z	199.115° SSW
7 mins	2026-08-12 15:01:10.481Z	154.755° SSE	2026-08-12 15:04:10.481Z	55.759° ENE	42.748°	2026-08-12 15:08:10.481Z	353.104° N

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DMC 3-FM3, 40717

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-08-11T13:01:22.291Z)

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

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