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SNAP-3 EDDIE, 40972

Orbit data source: Space-Track

SNAP-3 EDDIE, 40972 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

40972, 2015-058J

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

1 day ago

Origin

United States Army (US)

Manufacturer

Duocomm Miltec

Mission

Operational Defense Communications

Bus & Motor

CUBESAT 3U, Unknown motor

Mass

5.3 kg wet, 4.5 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 1 day ago

0 SNAP-3 EDDIE
1 40972U 15058J   25178.46020792  .00014366  00000-0  57328-3 0  9992
2 40972  64.7555 199.2470 0086682 191.9901 167.9166 15.21942147 64505

Epoch: 2025-06-27T11:02Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-27T11:02:41.964Z)

Latitude

0.00004°

Longitude

117.75941°

Altitude

560.345 km

Speed

7.55 km/s

True Right ascension

13h 16m 59s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-12.04221°

Longitude

-60.04325°

Altitude

444.678 km

Speed

7.678 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

03h 25m 03s

Apparent Declination

-68° 16' 03"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

00:34:28

Azimuth

164.214° S

Elevation

-22.778°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

558.141 km

Perigee altitude

438.924 km

Semi-major axis

6,876.67 km

Eccentricity

0.00867

Inclination

64.7555°

RAAN

199.247°

Arg. of periapsis

191.9901°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

167.9166°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.80606 °/min

Orbital period

94.59 mins

BSTAR

0.00057328

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SNAP-3 EDDIE 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.
7 mins	2025-06-29 02:36:25.154Z	193.639° SSW	2025-06-29 02:39:25.154Z	140.597° SSE	38.628°	2025-06-29 02:43:25.154Z	41.592° NE
4 mins	2025-06-29 12:31:25.154Z	277.579° WNW	2025-06-29 12:32:25.154Z	253.121° W	21.826°	2025-06-29 12:35:25.154Z	192.568° SSW

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