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). Payloads include a variety of satellites, spacecraft, and rockets 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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SNAP-3 ALICE details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | LEO |
| Last TLE update | 12 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) | |
| Launch vehicle | |
| Launch site | |
| Object type | Payload Rocket body Debris |
| Shape & HBR | Box + 8 Pan, 0.5 m |
| Radar Cross Section | 0.085 m², Small (<0.1 m²) |
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TLE from 12 hours ago
0 SNAP-3 ALICE
1 40970U 15058G 24348.65799309 .00035081 00000-0 18729-2 0 9994
2 40970 64.7667 118.7922 0133019 247.7618 110.9349 15.07583322 32727Epoch: 2024-12-13T15:47Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-12-13T15:47:30.602Z)
| Latitude | -0.0001° |
| Longitude | 159.09383° |
| Altitude | 579.571 km |
| Speed | 7.553 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 07h 55m 10s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | -33.57657° |
| Longitude | -4.39023° |
| Altitude | 475.289 km |
| Speed | 7.671 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 18h 04m 37s |
| Apparent Declination | -48° 25' 32" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 02:27:12 |
| Azimuth | 238.874° WSW |
| Elevation | -50.952° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 634.197 km |
| Perigee altitude | 450.092 km |
| Semi-major axis | 6,920.281 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0133019 |
| Inclination | 64.7667° |
| RAAN | 118.7922° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 247.7618° |
| True anomaly | 112.35001° |
| Mean anomaly | 110.9349° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 111.64331° |
| Mean motion | 3.77014 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.0018729 |
| Orbital period | 95.49 mins |
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SNAP-3 ALICE Visibility forecast
Observer location: undefined°, undefined
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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| 5 mins | 2024-12-14 09:26:23.962Z | 142.701° SSE | 2024-12-14 09:28:23.962Z | 114.719° SE | 15.299° | 2024-12-14 09:31:23.962Z | 72.489° E |
| 7 mins | 2024-12-14 11:03:23.962Z | 231.778° WSW | 2024-12-14 11:06:23.962Z | 293.852° NW | 38.958° | 2024-12-14 11:10:23.962Z | 21.121° NNE |
| 7 mins | 2024-12-14 19:24:23.962Z | 330.959° NNW | 2024-12-14 19:27:23.962Z | 359.826° N | 43.775° | 2024-12-14 19:31:23.962Z | 145.409° SSE |
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