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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

16 hours ago

Origin

United States Army (US)

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 16 hours ago

0 SNAP-3 ALICE
1 40970U 15058G   25178.81128630  .00011834  00000-0  48574-3 0  9999
2 40970  64.7632 205.5982 0081512 189.9830 169.9683 15.21531968 62445

Epoch: 2025-06-27T19:28Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-27T19:28:15.136Z)

Latitude

-0.00002°

Longitude

-2.62367°

Altitude

558.49 km

Speed

7.552 km/s

True Right ascension

13h 42m 23s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-4.12443°

Longitude

-6.69936°

Altitude

558.168 km

Speed

7.553 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

12h 17m 58s

Apparent Declination

-22° 24' 28"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

22:40:15

Azimuth

302.941° NW

Elevation

-62.897°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

555.831 km

Perigee altitude

443.705 km

Semi-major axis

6,877.905 km

Eccentricity

0.00815

Inclination

64.7632°

RAAN

205.5982°

Arg. of periapsis

189.983°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

169.9683°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.80504 °/min

Orbital period

94.61 mins

BSTAR

0.00048574

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SNAP-3 ALICE 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.
5 mins	2025-06-28 11:46:30.809Z	355.829° N	2025-06-28 11:49:30.809Z	64.043° ENE	24.17°	2025-06-28 11:51:30.809Z	104.484° ESE
6 mins	2025-06-29 03:10:30.809Z	191.707° SSW	2025-06-29 03:12:30.809Z	142.2° SSE	40.391°	2025-06-29 03:16:30.809Z	39.699° NE

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