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: 22 hours ago
TLE from 22 hours ago
0 UKUBE 1
1 40074U 14037F 25259.88640087 .00009486 00000-0 63700-3 0 9990
2 40074 98.4029 231.0316 0002858 56.8540 303.2959 15.07051021607293Epoch: 2025-09-16T21:16Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-16T21:16:25.035Z)
Latitude
-0.00001°
Longitude
-84.14298°
Altitude
547.173 km
Speed
7.589 km/s
True Right ascension
15h 24m 07s
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
11:47:04
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
544.223 km
Perigee altitude
540.267 km
Semi-major axis
6,920.382 km
Eccentricity
0.00029
Inclination
98.4029°
RAAN
231.0316°
Arg. of periapsis
56.854°
True anomaly
303.26852°
Mean anomaly
303.2959°
Eccentric anomaly
303.28221°
Mean motion
3.77006 °/min
Orbital period
95.49 mins
BSTAR
0.000637
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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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| 5 mins | 2025-09-17 21:19:41.892Z | 111.912° ESE | 2025-09-17 21:21:41.892Z | 76.018° E | 20.292° | 2025-09-17 21:24:41.892Z | 20.502° NNE |
| 4 mins | 2025-09-17 22:54:41.892Z | 224.074° SW | 2025-09-17 22:56:41.892Z | 269.342° W | 22.792° | 2025-09-17 22:58:41.892Z | 309.126° NW |
| 5 mins | 2025-09-18 10:30:41.892Z | 48.702° ENE | 2025-09-18 10:32:41.892Z | 95.207° ESE | 26.978° | 2025-09-18 10:35:41.892Z | 156.709° SSE |
| 4 mins | 2025-09-18 12:05:41.892Z | 320.142° NNW | 2025-09-18 12:06:41.892Z | 301.651° NW | 17.277° | 2025-09-18 12:09:41.892Z | 250.266° W |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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