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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 (11 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: 1 day ago

TLE from 1 day ago

0 POLYITAN 1
1 40042U 14033AJ  25241.95748298  .00021324  00000-0  97304-3 0  9995
2 40042  98.1082 238.2203 0011773  85.2448 275.0129 15.20585380609143

Epoch: 2025-08-29T22:58Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-29T22:58:46.529Z)

Latitude

-0.00008°

Longitude

-84.87224°

Altitude

506.445 km

Speed

7.611 km/s

True Right ascension

15h 52m 52s

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

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

16:05:09

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

509.169 km

Perigee altitude

492.971 km

Semi-major axis

6,879.207 km

Eccentricity

0.00118

Inclination

98.1082°

RAAN

238.2203°

Arg. of periapsis

85.2448°

True anomaly

274.87849°

Mean anomaly

275.0129°

Eccentric anomaly

274.9457°

Mean motion

3.80396 °/min

Orbital period

94.64 mins

BSTAR

0.00097304

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

KAZEOSAT 2, 40010

ANTELSAT, 40034

FLOCK 1C 9, 40035 (Decayed)

FLOCK 1C 6, 40036 (Decayed)

PERSEUS M2, 40037

FLOCK 1C 5, 40038 (Decayed)

PERSEUS M1, 40039

FLOCK 1C 8, 40040 (Decayed)

FLOCK 1C 3, 40041 (Decayed)

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.
4 mins	2025-08-31 11:53:51.022Z	66.085° ENE	2025-08-31 11:54:51.022Z	85.729° E	17.232°	2025-08-31 11:57:51.022Z	140.52° SSE
4 mins	2025-08-31 13:27:51.022Z	320.175° NNW	2025-08-31 13:28:51.022Z	294.582° NW	23.182°	2025-08-31 13:31:51.022Z	235.151° WSW
5 mins	2025-09-01 00:04:51.022Z	188.273° SSW	2025-09-01 00:06:51.022Z	272.367° WNW	40.069°	2025-09-01 00:09:51.022Z	337.551° N