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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: 9 hours ago

TLE from 9 hours ago

0 APRIZESAT 9
1 40018U 14033J   26033.33357828  .00000900  00000-0  14035-3 0  9992
2 40018  97.8829 170.0211 0065093 274.0021  85.3748 14.73988808623696

Epoch: 2026-02-02T08:00Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-02T08:00:21.163Z)

Latitude

-0.00008°

Longitude

-82.59743°

Altitude

647.984 km

Speed

7.536 km/s

True Right ascension

11h 20m 05s

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

19:10:40

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

691.129 km

Perigee altitude

599.693 km

Semi-major axis

7,023.548 km

Eccentricity

0.00651

Inclination

97.8829°

RAAN

170.0211°

Arg. of periapsis

274.0021°

True anomaly

86.11875°

Mean anomaly

85.3748°

Eccentric anomaly

85.74673°

Mean motion

3.6873 °/min

Orbital period

97.63 mins

BSTAR

0.00014035

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

FLOCK 1C 4, 40031 (Decayed)

DTUSAT 2, 40030

TABLETSAT AURORA, 40017

FLOCK 1C 1, 40027 (Decayed)

FLOCK 1C 8, 40040 (Decayed)

AEROCUBE 6B, 40046

AEROCUBE 6A, 40045

FLOCK 1C 11, 40033 (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.
8 mins	2026-02-02 21:36:29.399Z	20.626° NNE	2026-02-02 21:40:29.399Z	80.936° E	40.624°	2026-02-02 21:44:29.399Z	178.794° S
6 mins	2026-02-03 08:35:29.399Z	134.834° SE	2026-02-03 08:38:29.399Z	51.602° ENE	35.521°	2026-02-03 08:41:29.399Z	3.395° NNE
4 mins	2026-02-03 10:13:29.399Z	246.944° WSW	2026-02-03 10:14:29.399Z	261.808° W	15.401°	2026-02-03 10:17:29.399Z	303.93° NW

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APRIZESAT 9, 40018

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 9 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-02T08:00:21.163Z)

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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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