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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

Last TLE update

11 hours ago

Origin

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, 0.5 m

Radar Cross Section

0.085 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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TLE from 11 hours ago

0 SNAP-3 ALICE
1 40970U 15058G   25183.74063839  .00014062  00000-0  57356-3 0  9990
2 40970  64.7641 189.5320 0080928 188.3336 171.6454 15.21669100 63195

Epoch: 2025-07-02T17:46Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-02T17:46:31.156Z)

Latitude

-0.00005°

Longitude

1.88476°

Altitude

557.934 km

Speed

7.553 km/s

True Right ascension

12h 38m 07s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

28.23545°

Longitude

14.94596°

Altitude

554.385 km

Speed

7.559 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

10h 02m 03s

Apparent Declination

-9° 55' 40"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

16:42:47

Azimuth

268.791° W

Elevation

-14.137°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

555.013 km

Perigee altitude

443.696 km

Semi-major axis

6,877.491 km

Eccentricity

0.00809

Inclination

64.7641°

RAAN

189.532°

Arg. of periapsis

188.3336°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

171.6454°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.80538 °/min

Orbital period

94.6 mins

BSTAR

0.00057356

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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	2025-07-03 10:04:21.788Z	5.266° NNE	2025-07-03 10:06:21.788Z	41.455° NE	17.614°	2025-07-03 10:08:21.788Z	82.16° E
4 mins	2025-07-03 11:42:21.788Z	291.499° WNW	2025-07-03 11:44:21.788Z	231.581° WSW	27.531°	2025-07-03 11:46:21.788Z	187.409° SSW
5 mins	2025-07-04 01:28:21.788Z	169.482° S	2025-07-04 01:30:21.788Z	119.656° SE	31.025°	2025-07-04 01:33:21.788Z	53.846° ENE
4 mins	2025-07-04 03:06:21.788Z	281.515° WNW	2025-07-04 03:08:21.788Z	322.211° NNW	19.47°	2025-07-04 03:10:21.788Z	356.203° N

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