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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

40971, 2015-058H

Orbit

LEO

Country

Related business

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) (US)

Manufacturer

JPL

Mission

Operational Civil Technology

Bus & Motor

CUBESAT 3U, Unknown motor

Mass

3 kg wet, 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, 0.1 m

Radar Cross Section

0.035 m², Small (<0.1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 19 hours ago

TLE from 19 hours ago

0 LMRST-SAT
1 40971U 15058H   25355.71565171  .00002979  00000-0  27824-3 0  9996
2 40971  64.7761 106.0224 0136352 128.3647 232.9810 14.89380417 87117

Epoch: 2025-12-21T17:10Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-21T17:10:32.307Z)

Latitude

0.00005°

Longitude

117.8637°

Altitude

659.986 km

Speed

7.497 km/s

True Right ascension

07h 04m 05s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

10:50:43

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

693.565 km

Perigee altitude

503.311 km

Semi-major axis

6,976.575 km

Eccentricity

0.01364

Inclination

64.7761°

RAAN

106.0224°

Arg. of periapsis

128.3647°

True anomaly

231.74623°

Mean anomaly

232.981°

Eccentric anomaly

232.36235°

Mean motion

3.7246 °/min

Orbital period

96.65 mins

BSTAR

0.00027824

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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.
6 mins	2025-12-22 17:53:02.341Z	337.654° N	2025-12-22 17:56:02.341Z	39.477° NE	39.812°	2025-12-22 17:59:02.341Z	132.304° SE
4 mins	2025-12-23 08:00:02.341Z	140.274° SSE	2025-12-23 08:02:02.341Z	106.065° ESE	17.675°	2025-12-23 08:04:02.341Z	74.489° E
6 mins	2025-12-23 09:38:02.341Z	242.304° WSW	2025-12-23 09:41:02.341Z	310.871° NW	33.439°	2025-12-23 09:44:02.341Z	13.138° NNE

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LMRST-SAT, 40971

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 19 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-21T17:10:32.307Z)

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Other satellites on launch #58 in the year 2015 (2015-10-08 UTC)

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