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
Orbit
Country
UKRelated business
Manufacturer
SSTL (Astrium)
Mission
Operational Commercial Imaging
Bus & Motor
SSTL-300S1, Unknown motor
Mass
447 kg wet, 435 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Hept Cyl + Cyl, 1.3 m
Radar Cross Section
2.356 m², Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 10 hours ago
TLE from 10 hours ago
0 DMC 3-FM3
1 40717U 15032C 25311.85214321 .00001254 00000-0 15177-3 0 9994
2 40717 97.6841 183.3395 0006904 72.5682 287.6288 14.85347583557058Epoch: 2025-11-07T20:27Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-11-07T20:27:05.173Z)
Latitude
0.00001°
Longitude
-170.72222°
Altitude
614.071 km
Speed
7.553 km/s
True Right ascension
12h 13m 21s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
02:25:21
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
614.344 km
Perigee altitude
604.695 km
Semi-major axis
6,987.656 km
Eccentricity
0.00069
Inclination
97.6841°
RAAN
183.3395°
Arg. of periapsis
72.5682°
True anomaly
287.55338°
Mean anomaly
287.6288°
Eccentric anomaly
287.59109°
Mean motion
3.71574 °/min
Orbital period
96.89 mins
BSTAR
0.00015177
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Other satellites on launch #32 in the year 2015 (2015-07-10 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.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. |
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| 4 mins | 2025-11-08 14:24:03.285Z | 96.478° ESE | 2025-11-08 14:26:03.285Z | 67.461° ENE | 14.111° | 2025-11-08 14:28:03.285Z | 37.315° NE |
| 6 mins | 2025-11-08 15:59:03.285Z | 193.386° SSW | 2025-11-08 16:02:03.285Z | 274.61° WNW | 36.158° | 2025-11-08 16:05:03.285Z | 331.988° NNW |
| 5 mins | 2025-11-09 03:46:03.285Z | 51.777° ENE | 2025-11-09 03:48:03.285Z | 94.151° ESE | 25.837° | 2025-11-09 03:51:03.285Z | 150.636° SSE |
| 5 mins | 2025-11-09 05:22:03.285Z | 327.438° NNW | 2025-11-09 05:24:03.285Z | 289.47° WNW | 21.143° | 2025-11-09 05:27:03.285Z | 241.933° WSW |
Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs
Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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