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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

Country

Related business

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, 0.3 m

Radar Cross Section

0.085 m², Small (<0.1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 7 hours ago

TLE from 7 hours ago

0 SNAP-3 JIMI
1 40975U 15058M   26087.48380920  .00005225  00000-0  37192-3 0  9990
2 40975  64.7640 114.9357 0104929  88.5567 272.7568 15.01348638102108

Epoch: 2026-03-28T11:36Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-28T11:36:41.114Z)

Latitude

0.00002°

Longitude

114.861°

Altitude

562.012 km

Speed

7.582 km/s

True Right ascension

07h 39m 44s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

23:43:59

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

634.113 km

Perigee altitude

488.484 km

Semi-major axis

6,939.435 km

Eccentricity

0.01049

Inclination

64.764°

RAAN

114.9357°

Arg. of periapsis

88.5567°

True anomaly

271.55512°

Mean anomaly

272.7568°

Eccentric anomaly

272.15603°

Mean motion

3.75454 °/min

Orbital period

95.88 mins

BSTAR

0.00037192

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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.
7 mins	2026-03-29 03:44:45.093Z	219.65° SW	2026-03-29 03:47:45.093Z	267.932° W	42.286°	2026-03-29 03:51:45.093Z	27.153° NE
6 mins	2026-03-29 12:07:45.093Z	340.413° N	2026-03-29 12:10:45.093Z	84.328° E	39.22°	2026-03-29 12:13:45.093Z	134.884° SE

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SNAP-3 JIMI, 40975

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 7 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-28T11:36:41.114Z)

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Orbital elements

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