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 Amateur 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, 0.087 m
Radar Cross Section
0.015 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 1 day ago
TLE from 1 day ago
0 POLYITAN 1
1 40042U 14033AJ 26302.36818472 .00012550 00000-0 34238-3 0 9999
2 40042 98.0809 341.7065 0007080 48.7817 311.4035 15.37586004674184Epoch: 2026-10-29T08:50Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-10-29T08:50:11.159Z)
Latitude
-0.00003°
Longitude
171.45639°
Altitude
453.146 km
Speed
7.642 km/s
True Right ascension
22h 46m 49s
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
10:54:13
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
455.057 km
Perigee altitude
445.388 km
Semi-major axis
6,828.36 km
Eccentricity
0.00071
Inclination
98.0809°
RAAN
341.7065°
Arg. of periapsis
48.7817°
True anomaly
311.34261°
Mean anomaly
311.4035°
Eccentric anomaly
311.37306°
Mean motion
3.84653 °/min
Orbital period
93.59 mins
BSTAR
0.00034238
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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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| 4 mins | 2026-10-30 16:37:52.680Z | 329.438° NNW | 2026-10-30 16:39:52.680Z | 292.216° WNW | 15.926° | 2026-10-30 16:41:52.680Z | 255.13° W |
| 5 mins | 2026-10-31 03:08:52.680Z | 199.168° SSW | 2026-10-31 03:10:52.680Z | 273.352° WNW | 42.559° | 2026-10-31 03:13:52.680Z | 333.511° NNW |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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