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
Orbit
Country
USRelated 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)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 8 Pan, 0.3 m
Radar Cross Section
0.085 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 11 hours ago
TLE from 11 hours ago
0 SNAP-3 ALICE
1 40970U 15058G 25296.96164067 .00038614 00000-0 13083-2 0 9991
2 40970 64.7616 178.8254 0056835 147.4256 213.0402 15.28798148 80455Epoch: 2025-10-23T23:04Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-10-23T23:04:45.753Z)
Latitude
-0.00011°
Longitude
160.02133°
Altitude
514.185 km
Speed
7.589 km/s
True Right ascension
11h 55m 18s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
04:49:26
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
516.915 km
Perigee altitude
438.982 km
Semi-major axis
6,856.086 km
Eccentricity
0.00568
Inclination
64.7616°
RAAN
178.8254°
Arg. of periapsis
147.4256°
True anomaly
212.68721°
Mean anomaly
213.0402°
Eccentric anomaly
212.86349°
Mean motion
3.82322 °/min
Orbital period
94.16 mins
BSTAR
0.0013083
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Other satellites on launch #58 in the year 2015 (2015-10-08 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.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. |
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| 6 mins | 2025-10-24 18:03:43.529Z | 213.108° SW | 2025-10-24 18:06:43.529Z | 231.211° WSW | 43.696° | 2025-10-24 18:09:43.529Z | 29.767° NE |
| 4 mins | 2025-10-25 02:18:43.529Z | 2.382° NNE | 2025-10-25 02:20:43.529Z | 68.41° E | 28.878° | 2025-10-25 02:22:43.529Z | 113.997° SE |
Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs
Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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CAUTION: Conjunctions in this section are generated from low-fidelity TLE screenings
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