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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

40017, 2014-033H

Orbit

SSO

Country

CIS

Related business

LLC Satellite Innovative Space Systems (RU)

Manufacturer

Sputniks

Mission

Non-operational Commercial Imaging

Bus & Motor

TABLETSAT-2U-EO, Unknown motor

Mass

25 kg wet, 25 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

Hex Cyl + 6 Pan, 0.6 m

Radar Cross Section

0.456 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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Last TLE update: 16 hours ago

TLE from 16 hours ago

0 TABLETSAT AURORA
1 40017U 14033H   25338.72831802  .00017933  00000-0  97790-3 0  9993
2 40017  98.0509  36.5175 0012762 155.3976 204.7866 15.14374471625740

Epoch: 2025-12-04T17:28Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-04T17:28:46.676Z)

Latitude

-0.00001°

Longitude

60.54242°

Altitude

533.941 km

Speed

7.591 km/s

True Right ascension

02h 26m 04s

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

07:21:47

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

528.684 km

Perigee altitude

511.077 km

Semi-major axis

6,898.017 km

Eccentricity

0.00128

Inclination

98.0509°

RAAN

36.5175°

Arg. of periapsis

155.3976°

True anomaly

204.72538°

Mean anomaly

204.7866°

Eccentric anomaly

204.75598°

Mean motion

3.78841 °/min

Orbital period

95.03 mins

BSTAR

0.0009779

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

FLOCK 1C 3, 40041 (Decayed)

FLOCK 1C 10, 40023 (Decayed)

FLOCK 1C 9, 40035 (Decayed)

FLOCK 1C 2, 40029 (Decayed)

FLOCK 1C 11, 40033 (Decayed)

FLOCK 1C 5, 40038 (Decayed)

FLOCK 1C 1, 40027 (Decayed)

SL-24 DEB, 40048 (Decayed)

FLOCK 1C 7, 40026 (Decayed)

FLOCK 1C 6, 40036 (Decayed)

FLOCK 1C 8, 40040 (Decayed)

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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.
5 mins	2025-12-05 16:15:31.861Z	44.994° NE	2025-12-05 16:18:31.861Z	110.08° ESE	23.039°	2025-12-05 16:20:31.861Z	148.185° SSE
4 mins	2025-12-05 17:50:31.861Z	322.323° NNW	2025-12-05 17:51:31.861Z	302.971° NW	17.886°	2025-12-05 17:54:31.861Z	247.566° W
5 mins	2025-12-06 04:30:31.861Z	207.086° SW	2025-12-06 04:32:31.861Z	266.687° W	31.648°	2025-12-06 04:35:31.861Z	328.113° NNW

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TABLETSAT AURORA, 40017

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 16 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-04T17:28:46.676Z)

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Orbital elements

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

TABLETSAT AURORA Visibility forecast

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