SNAP-3 ALICE, 40970
Orbit data source: Space-Track
SNAP-3 ALICE, 40970 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). 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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SNAP-3 ALICE details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | LEO |
| Last TLE update | 21 hours ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | Duocomm Miltec |
| Mission | Operational Defense Communications |
| Bus & Motor | CUBESAT 3U, Unknown motor |
| Mass | 5.3 kg wet, 5.3 kg dry |
| Launch date (UTC) | |
| Launch vehicle | |
| Launch site | |
| Object type | Payload Rocket body Debris |
| Shape & HBR | Box + 8 Pan, 0.5 m |
| Radar Cross Section | 0.085 m², Small (<0.1 m²) |
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TLE from 21 hours ago
0 SNAP-3 ALICE
1 40970U 15058G 24360.59459412 .00045596 00000-0 23815-2 0 9993
2 40970 64.7679 80.6835 0129726 244.7299 114.0333 15.08577655 34523Epoch: 2024-12-25T14:16Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-12-25T14:16:12.931Z)
| Latitude | -0.00009° |
| Longitude | 132.04348° |
| Altitude | 580.089 km |
| Speed | 7.55 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 05h 22m 44s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | 36.86244° |
| Longitude | 149.84124° |
| Altitude | 626.743 km |
| Speed | 7.504 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 02h 59m 07s |
| Apparent Declination | 1° 12' 50" |
| Sunlit | Object is in full shadow |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 10:29:37 |
| Azimuth | 285.909° WNW |
| Elevation | -16.343° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 628.836 km |
| Perigee altitude | 449.367 km |
| Semi-major axis | 6,917.239 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0129726 |
| Inclination | 64.7679° |
| RAAN | 80.6835° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 244.7299° |
| True anomaly | 115.38195° |
| Mean anomaly | 114.0333° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 114.70853° |
| Mean motion | 3.77263 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.0023815 |
| Orbital period | 95.42 mins |
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SNAP-3 ALICE 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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| 4 mins | 2024-12-26 14:39:19.469Z | 11.702° NNE | 2024-12-26 14:41:19.469Z | 40.151° NE | 13.458° | 2024-12-26 14:43:19.469Z | 69.341° E |
| 6 mins | 2024-12-26 16:17:19.469Z | 323.934° NNW | 2024-12-26 16:20:19.469Z | 205.876° SW | 44.118° | 2024-12-26 16:23:19.469Z | 155.007° SSE |
| 5 mins | 2024-12-27 06:11:19.469Z | 151.649° SSE | 2024-12-27 06:13:19.469Z | 115.276° SE | 22.706° | 2024-12-27 06:16:19.469Z | 64.639° ENE |
| 6 mins | 2024-12-27 07:49:19.469Z | 258.084° W | 2024-12-27 07:51:19.469Z | 302.749° NW | 30.337° | 2024-12-27 07:55:19.469Z | 13.896° NNE |
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