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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

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, 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 11 hours ago

0 SNAP-3 EDDIE
1 40972U 15058J   25128.74681560  .00021506  00000-0  88896-3 0  9992
2 40972  64.7604   1.1397 0099270 206.8919 152.7044 15.19543726 56944

Epoch: 2025-05-08T17:55Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-08T17:55:24.867Z)

Latitude

-0.00005°

Longitude

-134.52682°

Altitude

570.138 km

Speed

7.543 km/s

True Right ascension

00h 04m 33s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

64.66713°

Longitude

-54.04325°

Altitude

551.077 km

Speed

7.574 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

02h 57m 02s

Apparent Declination

17° 24' 41"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

13:30:37

Azimuth

336.258° NNW

Elevation

-29.237°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

574.106 km

Perigee altitude

437.433 km

Semi-major axis

6,883.906 km

Eccentricity

0.009927

Inclination

64.7604°

RAAN

1.1397°

Arg. of periapsis

206.8919°

True anomaly

153.22036°

Mean anomaly

152.7044°

Eccentric anomaly

152.96295°

Mean motion

3.80006 °/min

BSTAR

0.00088896

Orbital period

94.74 mins

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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.
5 mins	2025-05-09 16:09:58.239Z	157.203° SSE	2025-05-09 16:12:58.239Z	109.629° ESE	18.999°	2025-05-09 16:14:58.239Z	75.136° E
6 mins	2025-05-09 17:47:58.239Z	252.787° W	2025-05-09 17:49:58.239Z	301.94° NW	31.708°	2025-05-09 17:53:58.239Z	16.599° NNE
5 mins	2025-05-10 02:04:58.239Z	323.262° NNW	2025-05-10 02:06:58.239Z	198.557° SSW	44.247°	2025-05-10 02:09:58.239Z	153.31° SSE

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