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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

40074, 2014-037F

Orbit

SSO

Country

Related business

UK Space Agency (GB)

Manufacturer

ClydeSpace

Mission

Operational Commercial Technology

Bus & Motor

CUBESAT 3U, Unknown motor

Mass

4 kg wet, 4 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2014-07-08 (12 years ago)

Launch vehicle

SOYUZ-2-1B

Launch site

Tyuratam Missile And Space Complex (TTMTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 1 Pan, 0.2 m

Radar Cross Section

0.038 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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Last TLE update: 11 hours ago

TLE from 11 hours ago

0 UKUBE 1
1 40074U 14037F   26013.52547138  .00005801  00000-0  35697-3 0  9994
2 40074  98.4166   0.9651 0001696  35.7065 324.4275 15.10473559625189

Epoch: 2026-01-13T12:36Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-01-13T12:36:40.727Z)

Latitude

-0.00002°

Longitude

58.78885°

Altitude

536.848 km

Speed

7.595 km/s

True Right ascension

00h 03m 51s

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

00:39:17

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

532.951 km

Perigee altitude

530.607 km

Semi-major axis

6,909.916 km

Eccentricity

0.00017

Inclination

98.4166°

RAAN

0.9651°

Arg. of periapsis

35.7065°

True anomaly

324.41619°

Mean anomaly

324.4275°

Eccentric anomaly

324.42185°

Mean motion

3.77863 °/min

Orbital period

95.27 mins

BSTAR

0.00035697

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Other satellites on launch #37 in the year 2014 (2014-07-08 UTC)

FREGAT DEB, 40078

SKYSAT 2, 40072

SL-4 R/B, 40077 (Decayed)

DX 1, 40071

DUMMY SAT, 40073

TDS 1, 40076

MKA PN2 (RELEK), 40070

METEOR M2, 40069

AISSAT 2, 40075

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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.
6 mins	2026-01-14 11:26:50.874Z	39.569° NE	2026-01-14 11:29:50.874Z	113.506° SE	28.904°	2026-01-14 11:32:50.874Z	164.874° S
4 mins	2026-01-14 22:09:50.874Z	99.457° ESE	2026-01-14 22:11:50.874Z	58.543° ENE	18.748°	2026-01-14 22:13:50.874Z	24.283° NE
5 mins	2026-01-14 23:43:50.874Z	221.486° SW	2026-01-14 23:45:50.874Z	269.246° W	24.008°	2026-01-14 23:48:50.874Z	321.217° NNW

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UKUBE 1, 40074

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 11 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-01-13T12:36:40.727Z)

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Orbital elements

Other satellites on launch #37 in the year 2014 (2014-07-08 UTC)

UKUBE 1 Visibility forecast

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