Latitude
—
UK-DMC
NORAD 35683 · COSPAR 2009-041C · ACTIVE
Orbit: #92699 @ 640 x 642 km x 97.9036 deg
CURRENT ORBIT DATA
TLE epoch 2026-11-02 15:28 UTC · 35.4 h old
Orbit history
// altitude & velocity from orbital-data archiveTrend: —
Altitude —
Velocity —
Next visible passes
// click to checkCurrent TLE
// onowactive
UK-DMC 2
1 35683U 09041C 26306.64512044 .00000177 00000-0 32849-4 0 09997
2 35683 97.9036 78.4082 0001584 100.9517 259.1872 14.76196095926998
TLE data & history
🚀 Launch manifest1 35683U 09041C 26306.64512044 .00000177 00000-0 32849-4 0 09997
2 35683 97.9036 78.4082 0001584 100.9517 259.1872 14.76196095926998
Spacecraft info
// UCS Satellite DatabaseLaunch date
July 29th 2009
Spacecraft age
17 years, 3 months
Distance travelled
—
Expected lifetime
—
Operator
UK/DMC International Imaging (DMCII)
Purpose
Earth Observation
Orbit class
LEO · Sun-Synchronous
Launch site
Baikonur Cosmodrome
Launch vehicle
Dnepr
Contractor
Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd.
Launch mass
97 kg
Power
â
Orbit elements
// from current orbital elementsInclination
97.9036°
Period
97.55 min
Perigee
640 km
Apogee
642 km
Eccentricity
0.0001584
RAAN
78.4082°
Arg of Perigee
100.9517°
Mean Motion
14.76196095 rev/d