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
Orbit
Country
USRelated business
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)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 8 Pan, 0.3 m
Radar Cross Section
0.085 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 20 hours ago
TLE from 20 hours ago
0 SNAP-3 EDDIE
1 40972U 15058J 25286.50039781 .00045260 00000-0 15306-2 0 9991
2 40972 64.7545 205.4052 0063040 154.0973 206.3337 15.28446659 80973Epoch: 2025-10-13T12:00Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-10-13T12:00:34.370Z)
Latitude
-0.00006°
Longitude
2.95968°
Altitude
521.302 km
Speed
7.582 km/s
True Right ascension
13h 41m 37s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
02:05:07
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
522.228 km
Perigee altitude
435.774 km
Semi-major axis
6,857.138 km
Eccentricity
0.0063
Inclination
64.7545°
RAAN
205.4052°
Arg. of periapsis
154.0973°
True anomaly
206.0155°
Mean anomaly
206.3337°
Eccentric anomaly
206.17438°
Mean motion
3.82234 °/min
Orbital period
94.18 mins
BSTAR
0.0015306
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Other satellites on launch #58 in the year 2015 (2015-10-08 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.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. |
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| 5 mins | 2025-10-14 19:33:10.309Z | 163.479° S | 2025-10-14 19:35:10.309Z | 127.028° SE | 22.091° | 2025-10-14 19:38:10.309Z | 64.015° ENE |
| 4 mins | 2025-10-14 21:11:10.309Z | 277.541° WNW | 2025-10-14 21:12:10.309Z | 301.622° NW | 22.806° | 2025-10-14 21:15:10.309Z | 3.319° NNE |
| 4 mins | 2025-10-15 05:24:10.309Z | 308.786° NW | 2025-10-15 05:26:10.309Z | 208.941° SW | 37.982° | 2025-10-15 05:28:10.309Z | 166.449° S |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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