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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

Country

Related business

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, 0.3 m

Radar Cross Section

0.085 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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Last TLE update: 20 hours ago

TLE from 20 hours ago

0 SNAP-3 ALICE
1 40970U 15058G   26071.49004061  .00063059  00000-0  13326-2 0  9999
2 40970  64.7557  73.8863 0037138  67.5068 292.9995 15.44048041101889

Epoch: 2026-03-12T11:45Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-12T11:45:39.508Z)

Latitude

-0.00006°

Longitude

87.33247°

Altitude

426.423 km

Speed

7.662 km/s

True Right ascension

04h 55m 32s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

12:10:13

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

458.006 km

Perigee altitude

407.418 km

Semi-major axis

6,810.849 km

Eccentricity

0.00371

Inclination

64.7557°

RAAN

73.8863°

Arg. of periapsis

67.5068°

True anomaly

292.60705°

Mean anomaly

292.9995°

Eccentric anomaly

292.80335°

Mean motion

3.86137 °/min

Orbital period

93.23 mins

BSTAR

0.0013326

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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.
4 mins	2026-03-13 10:02:50.648Z	0.961° NNE	2026-03-13 10:04:50.648Z	50.744° ENE	24.239°	2026-03-13 10:06:50.648Z	101.411° ESE
4 mins	2026-03-14 01:13:50.648Z	160.872° S	2026-03-14 01:14:50.648Z	120.922° SE	31.553°	2026-03-14 01:17:50.648Z	48.282° ENE

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SNAP-3 ALICE, 40970

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 20 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-12T11:45:39.508Z)

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