UKUBE 1, 40074
Orbit data source: Space-Track
UKUBE 1, 40074 is a payload satellite owned by UKSA (UK) in SSO that was launched on Tue, 08 Jul 2014 UTC via a SOYUZ-2-1B launch vehicle from the Tyuratam Missile And Space Complex (TTMTR). 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
Orbit
Country
UKRelated business
Manufacturer
ClydeSpace
Mission
Operational Commercial Technology
Bus & Motor
CUBESAT 3U, Unknown motor
Mass
4 kg wet, 4 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 1 Pan, 0.2 m
Radar Cross Section
0.038 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 20 hours ago
TLE from 20 hours ago
0 UKUBE 1
1 40074U 14037F 25308.99358281 .00010060 00000-0 64803-3 0 9994
2 40074 98.4111 284.7104 0002222 117.1292 243.0161 15.08571095614692Epoch: 2025-11-04T23:50Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-11-04T23:50:45.554Z)
Latitude
-0.00001°
Longitude
-117.45204°
Altitude
544.308 km
Speed
7.59 km/s
True Right ascension
18h 58m 50s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
16:16:39
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
539.129 km
Perigee altitude
536.055 km
Semi-major axis
6,915.729 km
Eccentricity
0.00022
Inclination
98.4111°
RAAN
284.7104°
Arg. of periapsis
117.1292°
True anomaly
242.99341°
Mean anomaly
243.0161°
Eccentric anomaly
243.00476°
Mean motion
3.77386 °/min
Orbital period
95.39 mins
BSTAR
0.00064803
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Other satellites on launch #37 in the year 2014 (2014-07-08 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.UKUBE 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. |
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| 6 mins | 2025-11-05 22:15:53.645Z | 149.796° SSE | 2025-11-05 22:18:53.645Z | 68.608° E | 40.296° | 2025-11-05 22:21:53.645Z | 357.41° N |
| 5 mins | 2025-11-06 11:26:53.645Z | 15.062° NNE | 2025-11-06 11:28:53.645Z | 39.431° NE | 44.744° | 2025-11-06 11:31:53.645Z | 192.659° SSW |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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