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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

40042, 2014-033AJ

Orbit

SSO

Country

UA / UKR

Related business

National Technical University of Ukraine “Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute” (UA)

Manufacturer

Kyiv Polytechnic

Mission

Operational Commercial Technology

Bus & Motor

CUBESAT 1U, Unknown motor

Mass

1 kg wet, 1 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, 0.1 m

Radar Cross Section

0.015 m², Small (<0.1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 10 hours ago

TLE from 10 hours ago

0 POLYITAN 1
1 40042U 14033AJ  26124.04259906  .00018391  00000-0  60149-3 0  9996
2 40042  98.0974 146.1781 0005468 308.8675  51.2076 15.31761670646832

Epoch: 2026-05-04T01:01Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-04T01:01:20.558Z)

Latitude

-0.00006°

Longitude

-91.09502°

Altitude

471.296 km

Speed

7.632 km/s

True Right ascension

09h 44m 42s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

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

19:15:38

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

471.281 km

Perigee altitude

463.794 km

Semi-major axis

6,845.674 km

Eccentricity

0.00055

Inclination

98.0974°

RAAN

146.1781°

Arg. of periapsis

308.8675°

True anomaly

51.25646°

Mean anomaly

51.2076°

Eccentric anomaly

51.23203°

Mean motion

3.83194 °/min

Orbital period

93.95 mins

BSTAR

0.00060149

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

HODOYOSHI 3, 40015

DUCHIFAT 1, 40021

HODOYOSHI 4, 40011

SL-24 PLAT, 40049

AEROCUBE 6B, 40046

TABLETSAT AURORA, 40017

BRITE TORONTO, 40020

UNISAT 6, 40012

SAUDISAT 4, 40016

AEROCUBE 6A, 40045

DTUSAT 2, 40030

PERSEUS M1, 40039

APRIZESAT 9, 40018

NANOSAT C BR1, 40024

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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.
6 mins	2026-05-04 14:07:39.623Z	24.44° NE	2026-05-04 14:10:39.623Z	113.425° SE	39.105°	2026-05-04 14:13:39.623Z	179.075° S

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Check out POLYITAN 1, 40042 on other resources

View POLYITAN 1, 40042 on NASA - NSSDCA Website

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View POLYITAN 1, 40042 on Keep Track

View POLYITAN 1, 40042 on Celestrak

View POLYITAN 1, 40042 on Gunter's Space Page

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