Key statistics
Satellite DMC 3-FM2 at a glance.
Uptime
3592
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.9
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
97.7
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for DMC 3-FM2.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: DMC 3-FM2
International designator: 2015-032B
Object number (NORAD): 40716
Object ID (CCSDS): 40716
Country: UNITED KINGDOM (UK)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 96.966 minutes
Inclination: 97.7088 deg
SMA: 6991.529 km
Apoapsis: 617.78 km
Periapsis: 609.008 km
RAAN: 5.9635 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0006273
Argument of periapsis: 315.534 deg
Mean anomaly: 44.5371 deg
Mean motion: 14.8506185 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000639 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.000080892 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: May 10, 2025, 2:32 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: May 9, 2025, 10:03 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 DMC 3-FM2
TLE line 1: 1 40716U 15032B 25129.91901005 .00000639 00000-0 80892-4 0 9992
TLE line 2: 2 40716 97.7088 5.9635 0006273 315.5340 44.5371 14.85061850530040
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite DMC 3-FM2.
In-orbit conjunctions
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Go to all conjunctionsAssociated space launch
The Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV), in its thirtieth flight (PSLV-C28), will launch three identical DMC3 optical earth observation satellites. A, B and C. It will also carry two auxiliary satellites from UK. CBNT-1, a technology demonstrator earth observation micro satellite, and De-OrbitSail, a technology demonstrator nano satellite.
DMC 3-FM2 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘PSLV XL | DMC-3A, DMC-3B, DMC-3C, CBNT-1 & DeOrbitSAIL’, on board a PSLV-XL space rocket.
The launch took place on July 10, 2015, 4:28 p.m. from Satish Dhawan Space Centre First Launch Pad.
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PSLV XL | DMC-3A, DMC-3B, DMC-3C, CBNT-1 & DeOrbitSAIL
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: July 10, 2015, 4:28 p.m. UTC
Rocket: PSLV-XL
Launch pad: Satish Dhawan Space Centre First Launch Pad
Location: Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India
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