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APRIZESAT 9, 40018

Orbit data source: Space-Track

APRIZESAT 9, 40018 is a payload satellite owned by SpaceQuest (US) 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

40018, 2014-033J

Orbit

SSO

Country

Related business

AAC Clyde Space (SE)

Manufacturer

SpaceQuest

Mission

Operational Commercial Communications

Bus & Motor

APRIZE, Unknown motor

Mass

14 kg wet, 14 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2014-06-19 (12 years ago)

Launch vehicle

DNEPR

Launch site

Orenburg, Russia (OREN)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 1 Ant, 0.2 m

Radar Cross Section

0.060 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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Last TLE update: 18 hours ago

TLE from 18 hours ago

0 APRIZESAT 9
1 40018U 14033J   26297.29765367  .00000575  00000-0  91457-4 0  9992
2 40018  97.9250  67.4928 0066769 144.3615 216.2080 14.74350856662580

Epoch: 2026-10-24T07:08Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-10-24T07:08:37.277Z)

Latitude

0.00006°

Longitude

-72.36839°

Altitude

688.191 km

Speed

7.492 km/s

True Right ascension

04h 29m 58s

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

20:40:04

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

691.15 km

Perigee altitude

597.374 km

Semi-major axis

7,022.399 km

Eccentricity

0.00668

Inclination

97.925°

RAAN

67.4928°

Arg. of periapsis

144.3615°

True anomaly

215.75906°

Mean anomaly

216.208°

Eccentric anomaly

215.98323°

Mean motion

3.6882 °/min

Orbital period

97.61 mins

BSTAR

0.000091457

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

FLOCK 1C 8, 40040 (Decayed)

SL-24 DEB, 40048 (Decayed)

FLOCK 1C 3, 40041 (Decayed)

FLOCK 1C 6, 40036 (Decayed)

FLOCK 1C 9, 40035 (Decayed)

FLOCK 1C 11, 40033 (Decayed)

FLOCK 1C 4, 40031 (Decayed)

POPSAT HIP 1, 40028

FLOCK 1C 1, 40027 (Decayed)

FLOCK 1C 7, 40026 (Decayed)

QB50P1, 40025

FLOCK 1C 10, 40023 (Decayed)

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APRIZESAT 9 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	2026-10-25 07:43:42.657Z	107.946° ESE	2026-10-25 07:46:42.657Z	64.88° ENE	18.471°	2026-10-25 07:48:42.657Z	33.628° NE
7 mins	2026-10-25 09:19:42.657Z	195.919° SSW	2026-10-25 09:22:42.657Z	251.535° W	41.387°	2026-10-25 09:26:42.657Z	330.075° NNW
6 mins	2026-10-25 21:11:42.657Z	37.692° NE	2026-10-25 21:14:42.657Z	106.87° ESE	37.309°	2026-10-25 21:17:42.657Z	162.73° S

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APRIZESAT 9, 40018

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 18 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-10-24T07:08:37.277Z)

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Orbital elements

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

APRIZESAT 9 Visibility forecast

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