LMRST-SAT, 40971
Orbit data source: Space-Track
LMRST-SAT, 40971 is a payload satellite owned by JPL (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
JPL
Mission
Operational Civil Technology
Bus & Motor
CUBESAT 3U, Unknown motor
Mass
3 kg wet, 3 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box, 0.1 m
Radar Cross Section
0.035 m², Small (<0.1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 12 hours ago
TLE from 12 hours ago
0 LMRST-SAT
1 40971U 15058H 25302.52660890 .00003226 00000-0 29888-3 0 9999
2 40971 64.7752 270.8436 0142762 148.3083 212.6723 14.88884715 79196Epoch: 2025-10-29T12:38Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-10-29T12:38:19.008Z)
Latitude
-0.00012°
Longitude
43.16587°
Altitude
687.717 km
Speed
7.468 km/s
True Right ascension
18h 03m 22s
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
19:51:43
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
699.608 km
Perigee altitude
500.366 km
Semi-major axis
6,978.124 km
Eccentricity
0.01428
Inclination
64.7752°
RAAN
270.8436°
Arg. of periapsis
148.3083°
True anomaly
211.80228°
Mean anomaly
212.6723°
Eccentric anomaly
212.23599°
Mean motion
3.72336 °/min
Orbital period
96.69 mins
BSTAR
0.00029888
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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.LMRST-SAT 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 | 2025-10-30 08:31:53.282Z | 335.204° NNW | 2025-10-30 08:34:53.282Z | 71.376° E | 42.772° | 2025-10-30 08:37:53.282Z | 139.447° SSE |
| 5 mins | 2025-10-30 22:37:53.282Z | 153.362° SSE | 2025-10-30 22:39:53.282Z | 121.836° SE | 20.959° | 2025-10-30 22:42:53.282Z | 69.968° E |
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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