TDS 1, 40076
Orbit data source: Space-Track
TDS 1, 40076 is a payload satellite owned by UK TSB (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
SSTL (Astrium)
Mission
Partially operational Civil Technology
Bus & Motor
SSTL-150, AOCS
Mass
157 kg wet, 157 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box, 0.5 m
Radar Cross Section
1.500 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 6 hours ago
TLE from 6 hours ago
0 TDS 1
1 40076U 14037H 25344.15963994 .00013423 00000-0 84332-3 0 9992
2 40076 98.3664 313.3792 0006710 170.0675 190.0685 15.09386304619670Epoch: 2025-12-10T03:49Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-10T03:49:52.890Z)
Latitude
-0.00008°
Longitude
176.77487°
Altitude
545.691 km
Speed
7.587 km/s
True Right ascension
20h 53m 31s
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
08:29:13
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
539.736 km
Perigee altitude
530.459 km
Semi-major axis
6,913.235 km
Eccentricity
0.00067
Inclination
98.3664°
RAAN
313.3792°
Arg. of periapsis
170.0675°
True anomaly
190.05507°
Mean anomaly
190.0685°
Eccentric anomaly
190.06178°
Mean motion
3.77591 °/min
Orbital period
95.34 mins
BSTAR
0.00084332
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Other satellites on launch #37 in the year 2014 (2014-07-08 UTC)
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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 | 2025-12-10 10:46:06.472Z | 27.185° NE | 2025-12-10 10:49:06.472Z | 115.279° SE | 38.538° | 2025-12-10 10:52:06.472Z | 177.146° S |
| 5 mins | 2025-12-10 21:29:06.472Z | 118.588° SE | 2025-12-10 21:31:06.472Z | 73.566° E | 26.24° | 2025-12-10 21:34:06.472Z | 13.012° NNE |
| 4 mins | 2025-12-10 23:04:06.472Z | 235.925° WSW | 2025-12-10 23:06:06.472Z | 274.338° WNW | 17.052° | 2025-12-10 23:08:06.472Z | 306.837° NW |
Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs
Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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