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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: 11 hours ago

TLE from 11 hours ago

0 POLYITAN 1
1 40042U 14033AJ  26132.01164994  .00011526  00000-0  37566-3 0  9994
2 40042  98.0977 154.8860 0005363 270.7833  89.2792 15.31997831648058

Epoch: 2026-05-12T00:16Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-12T00:16:46.554Z)

Latitude

-0.00005°

Longitude

-79.10011°

Altitude

472.894 km

Speed

7.63 km/s

True Right ascension

10h 19m 32s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight 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

19:27:51

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

470.504 km

Perigee altitude

463.162 km

Semi-major axis

6,844.97 km

Eccentricity

0.00054

Inclination

98.0977°

RAAN

154.886°

Arg. of periapsis

270.7833°

True anomaly

89.34065°

Mean anomaly

89.2792°

Eccentric anomaly

89.30993°

Mean motion

3.83253 °/min

Orbital period

93.93 mins

BSTAR

0.00037566

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

FLOCK 1C 7, 40026 (Decayed)

PACE, 40022

POPSAT HIP 1, 40028

ANTELSAT, 40034

FLOCK 1C 1, 40027 (Decayed)

FLOCK 1C 4, 40031 (Decayed)

FLOCK 1C 11, 40033 (Decayed)

FLOCK 1C 10, 40023 (Decayed)

PERSEUS M1, 40039

APRIZESAT 9, 40018

TABLETSAT AURORA, 40017

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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.
5 mins	2026-05-12 14:57:22.364Z	340.647° N	2026-05-12 14:59:22.364Z	285.872° WNW	28.188°	2026-05-12 15:02:22.364Z	224.367° SW
5 mins	2026-05-13 01:30:22.364Z	163.25° S	2026-05-13 01:32:22.364Z	11.895° NNE	44.421°	2026-05-13 01:35:22.364Z	348.475° N

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POLYITAN 1, 40042

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 11 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-12T00:16:46.554Z)

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Orbital elements

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

POLYITAN 1 Visibility forecast

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

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