Key statistics
Satellite SNAP-3 at a glance.
Uptime
4159
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 16.4
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
120.4
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for SNAP-3.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: SNAP-3
International designator: 2013-072G
Object number (NORAD): 39468
Object ID (CCSDS): 39468
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Decay date: April 26, 2025
Period: 87.633 minutes
Inclination: 120.4456 deg
SMA: 6535.392 km
Apoapsis: 165.947 km
Periapsis: 148.567 km
RAAN: 313.9707 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0013297
Argument of periapsis: 305.3576 deg
Mean anomaly: 54.6312 deg
Mean motion: 16.43218313 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.16499875 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00056471 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: April 24, 2025, 3:13 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: April 23, 2025, 12:01 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 SNAP-3
TLE line 1: 1 39468U 13072G 25113.00136907 .16499875 14351-4 56471-3 0 9994
TLE line 2: 2 39468 120.4456 313.9707 0013297 305.3576 54.6312 16.43218313 52689
Live tracking on map
Satellite SNAP-3 has decayed and is no longer in orbit. No tracking available.
In-orbit conjunctions
Satellite SNAP-3 has decayed and is no longer in orbit. No conjunctions available.
Associated space launch
Classified payload for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office.
SNAP-3 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Atlas V 501 | NROL-39 (USA-247)’, on board a Atlas V 501 space rocket.
The launch took place on Dec. 6, 2013, 7:14 a.m. from Space Launch Complex 3E.
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Atlas V 501 | NROL-39 (USA-247)
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Dec. 6, 2013, 7:14 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Atlas V 501
Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 3E
Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
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