SNAP-3

NORAD 40970 · COSPAR 2015-058G · REENTRYâ ï¸ RIP

SNAP-3 ALICE reentered Earth's atmosphere (approx. 4 weeks ago).

Orbit: #13163 @ 170 x 189 km x 64.7226 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-09-18 18:32 UTC Â· 816.2 h old

Orbit history

// altitude & velocity from orbital-data archive

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Altitude —

Velocity —

Next visible passes

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Current TLE

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SNAP-3 ALICE
1 40970U 15058G 26261.77257029 .09547151 76228-5 12533-2 0 09993
2 40970 64.7226 132.5987 0014296 258.2988 101.6590 16.34842781131638

TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database

Launch date

October 8th 2015

Spacecraft age

11 years

Distance travelled

—

Expected lifetime

—

Operator

US Army Space and Missile Defense Command

Purpose

Technology Development

Orbit class

LEO Â· Non-Polar Inclined

Launch site

Cape Canaveral

Launch vehicle

Atlas 5

Contractor

US Army Space and Missile Defense Command

Launch mass

5 kg

Power

Orbit elements

// from current orbital elements

Inclination

64.7226Â°

Period

88.08 min

Perigee

170 km

Apogee

189 km

Eccentricity

0.0014296

RAAN

132.5987Â°

Arg of Perigee

258.2988Â°

Mean Motion

16.34842781 rev/d