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UNISAT 6, 40012

Orbit data source: Space-Track

UNISAT 6, 40012 is a payload satellite owned by GAUSS SrI (IT) 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

40012, 2014-033C

Orbit

SSO

Country

Related business

GAUSS SrI (IT)

Manufacturer

GAUSS SrI

Mission

Operational Amateur Technology

Bus & Motor

UNISAT, Unknown motor

Mass

26 kg wet, ~19 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2014-06-19 (12 years ago)

Launch vehicle

DNEPR

Launch site

Orenburg, Russia (OREN)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 4 Pan, 0.5 m

Radar Cross Section

0.238 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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Last TLE update: 6 hours ago

TLE from 6 hours ago

0 UNISAT 6
1 40012U 14033C   26033.28999589  .00004367  00000-0  48031-3 0  9990
2 40012  97.7662 188.6063 0046378 152.0035 208.3691 14.87322787626105

Epoch: 2026-02-02T06:57Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-02T06:57:35.644Z)

Latitude

-0.00003°

Longitude

-48.27962°

Altitude

637.882 km

Speed

7.524 km/s

True Right ascension

12h 34m 25s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow 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

14:35:04

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

635.708 km

Perigee altitude

570.951 km

Semi-major axis

6,981.467 km

Eccentricity

0.00464

Inclination

97.7662°

RAAN

188.6063°

Arg. of periapsis

152.0035°

True anomaly

208.11786°

Mean anomaly

208.3691°

Eccentric anomaly

208.24335°

Mean motion

3.72069 °/min

Orbital period

96.76 mins

BSTAR

0.00048031

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

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TABLETSAT AURORA, 40017

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UNISAT 6 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	2026-02-02 22:05:38.555Z	63.198° ENE	2026-02-02 22:07:38.555Z	96.426° ESE	15.357°	2026-02-02 22:09:38.555Z	127.837° SE
5 mins	2026-02-02 23:41:38.555Z	336.38° NNW	2026-02-02 23:43:38.555Z	280.554° WNW	30.39°	2026-02-02 23:46:38.555Z	224.645° SW
6 mins	2026-02-03 10:32:38.555Z	186.892° SSW	2026-02-03 10:35:38.555Z	285.614° WNW	39.298°	2026-02-03 10:38:38.555Z	336.6° NNW

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UNISAT 6, 40012

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 6 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-02T06:57:35.644Z)

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Orbital elements

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

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