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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 (11 years ago)

Launch vehicle

DNEPR

Launch site

Orenburg, Russia (OREN)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 1 Ant, 0.1 m

Radar Cross Section

0.060 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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Last TLE update: 12 hours ago

TLE from 12 hours ago

0 APRIZESAT 9
1 40018U 14033J   25340.62986633  .00001613  00000-0  24482-3 0  9995
2 40018  97.8789 113.9206 0067878  99.2895 261.5998 14.73870551615196

Epoch: 2025-12-06T15:07Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-06T15:07:00.450Z)

Latitude

-0.00005°

Longitude

171.51388°

Altitude

659.039 km

Speed

7.524 km/s

True Right ascension

07h 35m 40s

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

01:34:23

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

693.464 km

Perigee altitude

598.11 km

Semi-major axis

7,023.924 km

Eccentricity

0.00679

Inclination

97.8789°

RAAN

113.9206°

Arg. of periapsis

99.2895°

True anomaly

260.8313°

Mean anomaly

261.5998°

Eccentric anomaly

261.21545°

Mean motion

3.687 °/min

Orbital period

97.64 mins

BSTAR

0.00024482

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

TABLETSAT AURORA, 40017

FLOCK 1C 10, 40023 (Decayed)

FLOCK 1C 1, 40027 (Decayed)

AEROCUBE 6B, 40046

AEROCUBE 6A, 40045

FLOCK 1C 6, 40036 (Decayed)

FLOCK 1C 11, 40033 (Decayed)

APRIZESAT 10, 40019

SL-24 R/B, 40047

SL-24 DEB, 40048 (Decayed)

FLOCK 1C 8, 40040 (Decayed)

PACE, 40022

FLOCK 1C 2, 40029 (Decayed)

ANTELSAT, 40034

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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.
8 mins	2025-12-07 09:09:12.686Z	171.653° S	2025-12-07 09:13:12.686Z	258.711° W	44.248°	2025-12-07 09:17:12.686Z	344.128° N
4 mins	2025-12-07 21:03:12.686Z	66.703° ENE	2025-12-07 21:04:12.686Z	85.056° E	19.578°	2025-12-07 21:07:12.686Z	137.137° SSE
5 mins	2025-12-07 22:39:12.686Z	336.636° NNW	2025-12-07 22:41:12.686Z	294.811° NW	26.752°	2025-12-07 22:44:12.686Z	235.812° WSW

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APRIZESAT 9, 40018

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 12 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-06T15:07:00.450Z)

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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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