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POLYITAN 1, 40042

Orbit data source: Space-Track

POLYITAN 1, 40042 is a payload satellite owned by Kyiv Polytechnic (UA) in SSO that was launched on Thu, 19 Jun 2014 UTC via a DNEPR launch vehicle from the Orenburg, Russia (OREN). Payload-class satellites include a variety of spacecraft equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.

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Identifier

40042, 2014-033AJ

Orbit

SSO

Country

UA / UKR

Related business

National Technical University of Ukraine “Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute” (UA)

Manufacturer

Kyiv Polytechnic

Mission

Operational Commercial Technology

Bus & Motor

CUBESAT 1U, Unknown motor

Mass

1 kg wet, 1 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2014-06-19 (11 years ago)

Launch vehicle

DNEPR

Launch site

Orenburg, Russia (OREN)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box, 0.1 m

Radar Cross Section

0.015 m², Small (<0.1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 15 hours ago

TLE from 15 hours ago

0 POLYITAN 1
1 40042U 14033AJ  25260.97022022  .00014441  00000-0  64743-3 0  9991
2 40042  98.1093 258.6791 0010133  30.8974 329.2854 15.21301794612037

Epoch: 2025-09-17T23:17Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-17T23:17:07.026Z)

Latitude

-0.00007°

Longitude

-87.7387°

Altitude

498.991 km

Speed

7.618 km/s

True Right ascension

17h 14m 42s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

07:31:31

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

505.877 km

Perigee altitude

491.94 km

Semi-major axis

6,877.046 km

Eccentricity

0.00101

Inclination

98.1093°

RAAN

258.6791°

Arg. of periapsis

30.8974°

True anomaly

329.22603°

Mean anomaly

329.2854°

Eccentric anomaly

329.25572°

Mean motion

3.80575 °/min

Orbital period

94.59 mins

BSTAR

0.00064743

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Other satellites on launch #33 in the year 2014 (2014-06-19 UTC)

KAZEOSAT 2, 40010

ANTELSAT, 40034

FLOCK 1C 9, 40035 (Decayed)

FLOCK 1C 6, 40036 (Decayed)

PERSEUS M2, 40037

FLOCK 1C 5, 40038 (Decayed)

PERSEUS M1, 40039

FLOCK 1C 8, 40040 (Decayed)

FLOCK 1C 3, 40041 (Decayed)

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POLYITAN 1 Visibility forecast

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Span	Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order	Start Az.	Max El. time (UTC)	Max El. Az.	Max El.	End time (UTC)	End Az.
4 mins	2025-09-18 23:06:54.510Z	111.465° ESE	2025-09-18 23:08:54.510Z	74.564° E	18.643°	2025-09-18 23:10:54.510Z	32.727° NE
4 mins	2025-09-19 00:40:54.510Z	222.266° SW	2025-09-19 00:42:54.510Z	267.858° W	21.667°	2025-09-19 00:44:54.510Z	309.342° NW
4 mins	2025-09-19 12:10:54.510Z	58.036° ENE	2025-09-19 12:12:54.510Z	106.311° ESE	22.356°	2025-09-19 12:14:54.510Z	145.783° SSE

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POLYITAN 1, 40042

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 15 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-17T23:17:07.026Z)

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Orbital elements

Other satellites on launch #33 in the year 2014 (2014-06-19 UTC)

POLYITAN 1 Visibility forecast

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

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