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SNAP-3 ALICE, 40970

Orbit data source: Space-Track

SNAP-3 ALICE, 40970 is a payload satellite owned by SMDC (US) in LEO that was launched on Thu, 08 Oct 2015 UTC via an ATLAS V 401 launch vehicle from the Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR). 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
40970, 2015-058G
Orbit
LEO
Last TLE update
11 hours ago
Origin
Manufacturer
Duocomm Miltec
Mission
Operational Defense Communications
Bus & Motor
CUBESAT 3U, Unknown motor
Mass
5.3 kg wet, 5.3 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
2015-10-08 (10 years ago)
Launch vehicle
ATLAS V 401
Launch site
Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)
Object type
Payload
Rocket body
Debris
Shape & HBR
Box + 8 Pan, 0.5 m
Radar Cross Section
0.085 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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TLE from 11 hours ago
0 SNAP-3 ALICE
1 40970U 15058G   25133.89029435  .00019388  00000-0  82017-3 0  9993
2 40970  64.7675 351.7787 0091976 203.4398 156.2525 15.19443180 55615
Epoch: 2025-05-13T21:22Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-13T21:22:01.431Z)
Latitude
-0.00002°
Longitude
159.39019°
Altitude
567.623 km
Speed
7.546 km/s
True Right ascension
23h 27m 06s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at TLE epoch
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude
-58.85716°
Longitude
28.81711°
Altitude
486.125 km
Speed
7.645 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
07h 13m 28s
Apparent Declination
-77° 10' 42"
Sunlit
Object is in full shadow
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
16:25:23
Azimuth
193.027° SSW
Elevation
-48.774°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
569.39 km
Perigee altitude
442.754 km
Semi-major axis
6,884.209 km
Eccentricity
0.0091976
Inclination
64.7675°
RAAN
351.7787°
Arg. of periapsis
203.4398°
True anomaly
156.67251°
Mean anomaly
156.2525°
Eccentric anomaly
156.46295°
Mean motion
3.79981 °/min
BSTAR
0.00082017
Orbital period
94.74 mins
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SNAP-3 ALICE Visibility forecast

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Max El. time (UTC)
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Max El.
End time (UTC)
End Az.
6 mins2025-05-14 16:29:35.774Z227.025° WSW2025-05-14 16:31:35.774Z286.193° WNW42.383°2025-05-14 16:35:35.774Z26.022° NE
5 mins2025-05-15 00:46:35.774Z348.179° N2025-05-15 00:48:35.774Z60.375° ENE38.35°2025-05-15 00:51:35.774Z131.151° SE
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