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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

Last TLE update

12 hours ago

Origin

Group of Astrodynamics for the Use of Space Systems, 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 (11 years ago)

Launch vehicle

DNEPR

Launch site

Orenburg, Russia (OREN)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 4 Pan, 0.9 m

Radar Cross Section

0.238 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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TLE from 12 hours ago

0 UNISAT 6
1 40012U 14033C   25186.41704504  .00002695  00000-0  31282-3 0  9996
2 40012  97.7445 341.8929 0048876 129.0485 231.5095 14.85354330594631

Epoch: 2025-07-05T10:00Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-05T10:00:32.691Z)

Latitude

-0.00005°

Longitude

-91.8987°

Altitude

636.879 km

Speed

7.528 km/s

True Right ascension

22h 47m 34s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-66.60941°

Longitude

70.38202°

Altitude

654.84 km

Speed

7.52 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

23h 19m 46s

Apparent Declination

-78° 02' 35"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

10:22:14

Azimuth

184.734° SSW

Elevation

-51.413°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

643.653 km

Perigee altitude

575.348 km

Semi-major axis

6,987.638 km

Eccentricity

0.00489

Inclination

97.7445°

RAAN

341.8929°

Arg. of periapsis

129.0485°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

231.5095°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.71576 °/min

Orbital period

96.88 mins

BSTAR

0.00031282

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

KAZEOSAT 2, 40010

ANTELSAT, 40034

FLOCK 1C 9, 40035 (Decayed)

FLOCK 1C 6, 40036 (Decayed)

PERSEUS M2, 40037

FLOCK 1C 5, 40038 (Decayed)

PERSEUS M1, 40039

FLOCK 1C 8, 40040 (Decayed)

FLOCK 1C 3, 40041 (Decayed)

UNISAT 6 Visibility forecast

Observer location: undefined°, undefined°

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.
7 mins	2025-07-05 23:30:02.739Z	4.203° NNE	2025-07-05 23:34:02.739Z	270.65° WNW	40.678°	2025-07-05 23:37:02.739Z	208.198° SW
6 mins	2025-07-06 10:24:02.739Z	165.603° S	2025-07-06 10:26:02.739Z	162.052° S	43.28°	2025-07-06 10:30:02.739Z	348.126° N

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