POLYITAN 1, 40042
Orbit data source: Space-Track
POLYITAN 1, 40042 is a payload satellite owned by Kyiv Polytechnic (UA) 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
Orbit
Country
UA / UKRRelated business
Manufacturer
Kyiv Polytechnic
Mission
Operational Commercial Technology
Bus & Motor
CUBESAT 1U, Unknown motor
Mass
1 kg wet, 1 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box, 0.1 m
Radar Cross Section
0.015 m², Small (<0.1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 1 day ago
TLE from 1 day ago
0 POLYITAN 1
1 40042U 14033AJ 25259.98359458 .00015192 00000-0 68141-3 0 9996
2 40042 98.1097 257.6167 0010282 34.0777 326.1115 15.21272185611888Epoch: 2025-09-16T23:36Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-16T23:36:22.571Z)
Latitude
-0.00004°
Longitude
-92.64341°
Altitude
499.202 km
Speed
7.618 km/s
True Right ascension
17h 10m 28s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
18:08:16
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
506.069 km
Perigee altitude
491.927 km
Semi-major axis
6,877.135 km
Eccentricity
0.00103
Inclination
98.1097°
RAAN
257.6167°
Arg. of periapsis
34.0777°
True anomaly
326.04573°
Mean anomaly
326.1115°
Eccentric anomaly
326.07862°
Mean motion
3.80568 °/min
Orbital period
94.6 mins
BSTAR
0.00068141
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Other satellites on launch #33 in the year 2014 (2014-06-19 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.POLYITAN 1 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. |
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| 6 mins | 2025-09-18 12:28:51.259Z | 30.384° NE | 2025-09-18 12:31:51.259Z | 107.034° ESE | 34.473° | 2025-09-18 12:34:51.259Z | 171.105° S |
| 4 mins | 2025-09-19 00:40:51.259Z | 221.443° SW | 2025-09-19 00:42:51.259Z | 266.439° W | 21.698° | 2025-09-19 00:44:51.259Z | 308.618° NW |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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