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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, 0.1 m

Radar Cross Section

0.060 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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Last TLE update: 10 hours ago

TLE from 10 hours ago

0 APRIZESAT 9
1 40018U 14033J   26124.08876007  .00000495  00000-0  80402-4 0  9991
2 40018  97.8994 258.3816 0065716 343.2660  16.6380 14.74163923637069

Epoch: 2026-05-04T02:07Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-04T02:07:48.870Z)

Latitude

0.00001°

Longitude

4.445°

Altitude

606.597 km

Speed

7.58 km/s

True Right ascension

17h 13m 31s

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

20:13:34

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

691.007 km

Perigee altitude

598.703 km

Semi-major axis

7,022.992 km

Eccentricity

0.00657

Inclination

97.8994°

RAAN

258.3816°

Arg. of periapsis

343.266°

True anomaly

16.85533°

Mean anomaly

16.638°

Eccentric anomaly

16.74649°

Mean motion

3.68774 °/min

Orbital period

97.62 mins

BSTAR

0.000080402

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

TABLETSAT AURORA, 40017

NANOSAT C BR1, 40024

LEMUR 1, 40044

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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.
4 mins	2026-05-04 20:39:25.515Z	64.332° ENE	2026-05-04 20:41:25.515Z	93.411° ESE	15.85°	2026-05-04 20:43:25.515Z	121.905° SE
7 mins	2026-05-04 22:15:25.515Z	352.205° N	2026-05-04 22:18:25.515Z	278.399° WNW	36.644°	2026-05-04 22:22:25.515Z	214.747° SW
7 mins	2026-05-05 09:12:25.515Z	183.375° SSW	2026-05-05 09:15:25.515Z	251.163° W	40.443°	2026-05-05 09:19:25.515Z	338.345° N

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APRIZESAT 9, 40018

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 10 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-04T02:07:48.870Z)

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

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