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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
Flag of USUS
Related business
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: 1 day ago

TLE from 1 day ago
0 SNAP-3 ALICE
1 40970U 15058G   25259.56900066  .00027471  00000-0  10200-2 0  9990
2 40970  64.7638 301.7435 0063066 162.0771 198.2604 15.25609834 74749
Epoch: 2025-09-16T13:39Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-16T13:39:21.657Z)
Latitude
0.00006°
Longitude
101.14587°
Altitude
532.15 km
Speed
7.575 km/s
True Right ascension
20h 06m 58s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in full shadow at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
N/A
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
14:47:41
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
530.8 km
Perigee altitude
444.202 km
Semi-major axis
6,865.638 km
Eccentricity
0.00631
Inclination
64.7638°
RAAN
301.7435°
Arg. of periapsis
162.0771°
True anomaly
198.03564°
Mean anomaly
198.2604°
Eccentric anomaly
198.14785°
Mean motion
3.81524 °/min
Orbital period
94.36 mins
BSTAR
0.00102
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