UK-DMC, 27942
Orbit data source: Space-Track
UK-DMC, 27942 is a payload satellite owned by BNSC (UK) in SSO that was launched on Sat, 27 Sep 2003 UTC via a KOSMOS 11K65M launch vehicle from the Plesetsk Missile And Space Complex (PKMTR). Payloads include a variety of satellites, spacecraft, and rockets 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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27942 intel report (Beta)
UK-DMC details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | SSO |
| Last TLE update | 7 hours ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | SSTL |
| Mission | Non-operational Civil Imaging |
| Bus & Motor | SSTL-100, Unknown motor |
| Mass | 100 kg wet, 85.4 kg dry |
| Launch date (UTC) | |
| Launch vehicle | |
| Launch site | |
| Object type | Payload Rocket body Debris |
| Shape & HBR | Box + 1 Arm, 6.6 m |
| Radar Cross Section | 0.540 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²) |
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TLE from 7 hours ago
0 UK-DMC
1 27942U 03042D 24346.93334630 .00002954 00000-0 34775-3 0 9992
2 27942 98.0599 156.8007 0055726 203.4492 156.4180 14.84509448140751Epoch: 2024-12-11T22:24Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-12-11T22:24:01.12Z)
| Latitude | -0° |
| Longitude | 99.67511° |
| Altitude | 653.907 km |
| Speed | 7.511 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 10h 27m 12s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | 9.6654° |
| Longitude | -78.64572° |
| Altitude | 584.393 km |
| Speed | 7.587 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 20h 01m 55s |
| Apparent Declination | -20° 14' 42" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 04:03:28 |
| Azimuth | 272.766° WNW |
| Elevation | -35.875° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 651.122 km |
| Perigee altitude | 573.214 km |
| Semi-major axis | 6,990.305 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0055726 |
| Inclination | 98.0599° |
| RAAN | 156.8007° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 203.4492° |
| True anomaly | 156.67185° |
| Mean anomaly | 156.418° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 156.54508° |
| Mean motion | 3.71363 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.00034775 |
| Orbital period | 96.94 mins |
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Other satellites on launch #42 in the year 2003 (2003-09-27 UTC)
| MOZHAYETS 4, 27939 |
| RUBIN 4/SL-8, 27940 |
| NIGERIASAT 1, 27941 |
| UK-DMC, 27942 |
| BILSAT 1, 27943 |
| LARETS, 27944 |
| KAISTSAT 4, 27945 |
UK-DMC Visibility forecast
Observer location: undefined°, undefined
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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| 8 mins | 2024-12-12 11:27:16.290Z | 162.207° S | 2024-12-12 11:31:16.290Z | 125.462° SE | 44.133° | 2024-12-12 11:35:16.290Z | 349.972° N |
| 6 mins | 2024-12-13 00:52:16.290Z | 348.775° N | 2024-12-13 00:54:16.290Z | 297.453° NW | 35.708° | 2024-12-13 00:58:16.290Z | 214.896° SW |
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