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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

Last TLE update

7 hours ago

Origin

Airbus Defense and Space (UK)

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 (10 years ago)

Launch vehicle

PSLV-XL

Launch site

Sirharikota (SRI)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Hept Cyl + Cyl, 2.5 m

Radar Cross Section

2.356 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 7 hours ago

0 DMC 3-FM3
1 40717U 15032C   25182.90178952  .00000475  00000-0  61561-4 0  9998
2 40717  97.7072  58.7269 0006636 123.5827 236.6023 14.85104095537913

Epoch: 2025-07-01T21:38Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-01T21:38:34.614Z)

Latitude

0.00002°

Longitude

173.89208°

Altitude

618.85 km

Speed

7.548 km/s

True Right ascension

03h 54m 54s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

55.1616°

Longitude

163.01251°

Altitude

620.597 km

Speed

7.555 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

03h 39m 49s

Apparent Declination

10° 33' 48"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

16:03:04

Azimuth

7.382° NNE

Elevation

-39.233°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

614.922 km

Perigee altitude

605.647 km

Semi-major axis

6,988.422 km

Eccentricity

0.00066

Inclination

97.7072°

RAAN

58.7269°

Arg. of periapsis

123.5827°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

236.6023°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.71513 °/min

Orbital period

96.9 mins

BSTAR

0.000061561

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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	2025-07-02 04:40:40.690Z	9.973° NNE	2025-07-02 04:44:40.690Z	214.818° SW	43.022°	2025-07-02 04:47:40.690Z	197.021° SSW
7 mins	2025-07-02 15:33:40.690Z	154.167° SSE	2025-07-02 15:36:40.690Z	88.358° E	42.271°	2025-07-02 15:40:40.690Z	354.388° N

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