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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 (11 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: 13 hours ago

TLE from 13 hours ago

0 UNISAT 6
1 40012U 14033C   25337.92987064  .00006305  00000-0  70137-3 0  9998
2 40012  97.7610 129.5871 0046192 353.4020   6.6582 14.86705657617135

Epoch: 2025-12-03T22:19Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-03T22:19:00.823Z)

Latitude

-0.00001°

Longitude

81.84006°

Altitude

579.213 km

Speed

7.588 km/s

True Right ascension

08h 38m 20s

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

09:28:32

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

637.521 km

Perigee altitude

573.005 km

Semi-major axis

6,983.4 km

Eccentricity

0.00462

Inclination

97.761°

RAAN

129.5871°

Arg. of periapsis

353.402°

True anomaly

6.71993°

Mean anomaly

6.6582°

Eccentric anomaly

6.68903°

Mean motion

3.71914 °/min

Orbital period

96.8 mins

BSTAR

0.00070137

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

FLOCK 1C 8, 40040 (Decayed)

FLOCK 1C 9, 40035 (Decayed)

SL-24 DEB, 40048 (Decayed)

FLOCK 1C 7, 40026 (Decayed)

FLOCK 1C 5, 40038 (Decayed)

HODOYOSHI 4, 40011

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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.
7 mins	2025-12-04 23:06:52.012Z	14.201° NNE	2025-12-04 23:09:52.012Z	29.174° NE	43.477°	2025-12-04 23:13:52.012Z	191.033° SSW
6 mins	2025-12-05 09:59:52.012Z	142.128° SSE	2025-12-05 10:01:52.012Z	92.367° ESE	38.328°	2025-12-05 10:05:52.012Z	358.401° N

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UNISAT 6, 40012

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 13 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-03T22:19:00.823Z)

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Orbital elements

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

UNISAT 6 Visibility forecast

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