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SNAP-3 JIMI, 40975

Orbit data source: Space-Track

SNAP-3 JIMI, 40975 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

40975, 2015-058M

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

19 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, 5.3 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, Small (<0.1 m²)

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TLE from 19 hours ago

0 SNAP-3 JIMI
1 40975U 15058M   25182.44489744  .00005002  00000-0  36802-3 0  9995
2 40975  64.7656 245.1658 0139325 191.0850 168.7189 14.97052049 61625

Epoch: 2025-07-01T10:40Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-01T10:40:39.138Z)

Latitude

-0.00005°

Longitude

165.26245°

Altitude

673.1 km

Speed

7.469 km/s

True Right ascension

16h 20m 39s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-40.06328°

Longitude

6.04036°

Altitude

509.805 km

Speed

7.652 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

05h 22m 51s

Apparent Declination

-39° 56' 14"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

17:00:18

Azimuth

267.91° W

Elevation

-85.677°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

671.443 km

Perigee altitude

477.706 km

Semi-major axis

6,952.712 km

Eccentricity

0.01393

Inclination

64.7656°

RAAN

245.1658°

Arg. of periapsis

191.085°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

168.7189°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.74379 °/min

Orbital period

96.16 mins

BSTAR

0.00036802

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Other satellites on launch #58 in the year 2015 (2015-10-08 UTC)

ATLAS 5 CENTAUR R/B, 40978

SNAP-3 JIMI 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.
8 mins	2025-07-02 06:03:45.088Z	215.606° SW	2025-07-02 06:07:45.088Z	342.769° N	44.211°	2025-07-02 06:11:45.088Z	29.346° NE
5 mins	2025-07-02 14:29:45.088Z	345.373° N	2025-07-02 14:31:45.088Z	45.559° ENE	39.48°	2025-07-02 14:34:45.088Z	130.948° SE
4 mins	2025-07-03 04:30:45.088Z	135.308° SSE	2025-07-03 04:32:45.088Z	104.238° ESE	17.081°	2025-07-03 04:34:45.088Z	75.764° E

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