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: 9 hours ago
TLE from 9 hours ago
0 TABLETSAT AURORA
1 40017U 14033H 25286.31086803 .00012284 00000-0 69346-3 0 9993
2 40017 98.0582 341.1149 0012049 344.2819 15.8035 15.13239386617812Epoch: 2025-10-13T07:27Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-10-13T07:27:38.997Z)
Latitude
-0.00002°
Longitude
-152.91306°
Altitude
521.385 km
Speed
7.607 km/s
True Right ascension
22h 44m 27s
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
11:13:47
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
531.648 km
Perigee altitude
515.017 km
Semi-major axis
6,901.47 km
Eccentricity
0.0012
Inclination
98.0582°
RAAN
341.1149°
Arg. of periapsis
344.2819°
True anomaly
15.84116°
Mean anomaly
15.8035°
Eccentric anomaly
15.82232°
Mean motion
3.78557 °/min
Orbital period
95.1 mins
BSTAR
0.00069346
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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 | 2025-10-13 17:32:16.811Z | 340.049° N | 2025-10-13 17:35:16.811Z | 286.854° WNW | 19.656° | 2025-10-13 17:37:16.811Z | 250.017° W |
| 5 mins | 2025-10-14 04:14:16.811Z | 209.97° SW | 2025-10-14 04:16:16.811Z | 278.482° WNW | 31.688° | 2025-10-14 04:19:16.811Z | 330.737° NNW |
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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CAUTION: Conjunctions in this section are generated from low-fidelity TLE screenings
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