Satellite · NORAD 40716 · COSPAR 2015-032B
DMC3-FM2
- Operator United Kingdom
- Constellation —
- Country United Kingdom
Altitude now
613.7km
SGP4 propagation
Velocity
7.56km/s
Inclination
97.64°
Period
96.9 min
96.9 min
Perigee
606km
Apogee
616km
orbit freshOrbit updated 4 h ago · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 20:01 UTC (5.4 h old)· Metadata updated 4 h ago
Live position
Ground track & current position
Propagated client-side every 5 s from the latest element set (SGP4). Accuracy degrades with element age.
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- Latitude
- 48.341° N
- Longitude
- 65.924° W
- Altitude
- 613.7 km
- Velocity
- 7.560 km/s
- past 45 min
- next 90 min
- first fix from server render · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 20:01 UTC
Mission
Mission & classification
Ownership
Operator & country
- Operator
- —
- SATCAT owner code
- UK · United Kingdom
- Country
- United Kingdom GB
Launch
Launch
- Launch date
- 10 Jul 2015
- COSPAR launch id
- 2015-032
- Launch site
- Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota
Objects from the same launch · 5
- DMC3-FM140715PayloadActive
- DMC3-FM340717PayloadActive
- CARBONITE 1 (CBNT-1)40718PayloadActive
- DEORBITSAIL40719PayloadUnknown
- PSLV R/B40720Rocket bodyInactive
Change log
History
| Field | Change | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Country Code | ∅ → GB | Celestrak Satcat | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC |
| Owner Code | ∅ → UK | Celestrak Satcat | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC |
| Orbit Class | ∅ → LEO | Celestrak | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC |
Regulatory
UN registration
Transparency
Sources & provenance
CelesTrakcommunity
Orbital data courtesy of CelesTrak (Dr. T.S. Kelso).
last sync 4 h ago
CelesTrak SATCATcommunity
Satellite catalog data courtesy of CelesTrak.
last sync 10 h ago
Field provenance
| Field | Source | Observed | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canonical Name | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Decay Date | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Launch Date | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Object Type | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Orbital Elements | CelesTrak | 12 Sept 2026 01:01 UTC | 100% |
| Owner Code | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Status | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
Quality flags
- UNKNOWN_OPERATORactive payload without resolved operator11 Sept 2026
Timeline
Events
No events detected for this object yet. Launches, decays and orbit changes are generated by the derived-analytics connector.
Reference
Identifiers
- NORAD catalogue number
- 40716
- COSPAR / international designator
- 2015-032B
- SatelliteIndex id
- sat_01M28X2SWX4DFCTBNEK87EKHB6
- Canonical slug
- dmc3-fm2-40716
Orbit class, mission type and constellation membership are derived by SatelliteIndex (Unknown) — see the methodology. Positions are propagated estimates, not tracking measurements; never use them for conjunction assessment.