TABLETSAT AURORA, 40017
Orbit data source: Space-Track
TABLETSAT AURORA, 40017 is a payload satellite owned by Sputniks (CIS) 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
Orbit
Country
CISRelated business
Manufacturer
Sputniks
Mission
Non-operational Commercial Imaging
Bus & Motor
TABLETSAT-2U-EO, Unknown motor
Mass
25 kg wet, 25 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Hex Cyl + 6 Pan, 0.6 m
Radar Cross Section
0.456 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 22 hours ago
TLE from 22 hours ago
0 TABLETSAT AURORA
1 40017U 14033H 26172.51188272 .00006053 00000-0 30398-3 0 9995
2 40017 98.0238 246.8990 0011319 193.1549 166.9389 15.17646219655863Epoch: 2026-06-21T12:17Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-21T12:17:06.667Z)
Latitude
-0.00005°
Longitude
152.91013°
Altitude
523.626 km
Speed
7.597 km/s
True Right ascension
16h 27m 35s
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
21:42:49
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
517.75 km
Perigee altitude
502.156 km
Semi-major axis
6,888.09 km
Eccentricity
0.00113
Inclination
98.0238°
RAAN
246.899°
Arg. of periapsis
193.1549°
True anomaly
166.96817°
Mean anomaly
166.9389°
Eccentric anomaly
166.95354°
Mean motion
3.7966 °/min
Orbital period
94.82 mins
BSTAR
0.00030398
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Other satellites on launch #33 in the year 2014 (2014-06-19 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.TABLETSAT AURORA 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 | 2026-06-22 17:20:46.808Z | 41.656° NE | 2026-06-22 17:22:46.808Z | 83.211° E | 26.912° | 2026-06-22 17:25:46.808Z | 155.791° SSE |
| 5 mins | 2026-06-23 05:33:46.808Z | 208.713° SW | 2026-06-23 05:35:46.808Z | 255.908° W | 27.951° | 2026-06-23 05:38:46.808Z | 322.301° NNW |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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