Showing default

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.

Loading next visibility...
Identifier
40970, 2015-058G
Orbit
LEO
Last TLE update
1 day 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)

Expand to show TLE details & history

TLE from 1 day ago
0 SNAP-3 ALICE
1 40970U 15058G   25128.09786629  .00018365  00000-0  78040-3 0  9999
2 40970  64.7692  10.5916 0093486 205.2629 154.3911 15.19197351 54739
Epoch: 2025-05-08T02:20Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-08T02:20:55.647Z)
Latitude
-0.00009°
Longitude
109.18645°
Altitude
568.468 km
Speed
7.545 km/s
True Right ascension
00h 42m 21s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at TLE epoch
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude
9.86527°
Longitude
110.22261°
Altitude
571.855 km
Speed
7.542 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
01h 02m 06s
Apparent Declination
-13° 51' 10"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
13:23:56
Azimuth
11.941° NNE
Elevation
-63.5°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
571.179 km
Perigee altitude
442.45 km
Semi-major axis
6,884.952 km
Eccentricity
0.0093486
Inclination
64.7692°
RAAN
10.5916°
Arg. of periapsis
205.2629°
True anomaly
154.8493°
Mean anomaly
154.3911°
Eccentric anomaly
154.62068°
Mean motion
3.7992 °/min
BSTAR
0.0007804
Orbital period
94.76 mins
Loading maneuver chart data...
Loading SW <> Apogee altitude chart data...
Loading historical data...
Loading historical data...
Loading historical data...
Loading historical data...
Loading historical data...
Loading historical data...
Loading historical data...

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.
4 mins2025-05-09 16:24:17.786Z138.363° SSE2025-05-09 16:26:17.786Z109.25° ESE13.387°2025-05-09 16:28:17.786Z80.082° E
7 mins2025-05-09 18:00:17.786Z230.139° WSW2025-05-09 18:03:17.786Z300.391° NW39.288°2025-05-09 18:07:17.786Z22.902° NE
5 mins2025-05-10 02:18:17.786Z340.81° N2025-05-10 02:20:17.786Z67.764° E42.281°2025-05-10 02:23:17.786Z138.5° SSE
|