DUMMY SAT, 40073
Orbit data source: Space-Track
DUMMY SAT, 40073 is a Commonwealth of Independent States-origin payload satellite in SSO that was launched on Tue, 08 Jul 2014 UTC via a SOYUZ-2-1B launch vehicle from the Tyuratam Missile And Space Complex (TTMTR). 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
CISRelated business
Manufacturer
ComDev
Mission
Non-operational Civil Technology
Bus & Motor
Unknown
Mass
75 kg wet, 75 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box, 0.4 m
Radar Cross Section
0.800 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 8 hours ago
TLE from 8 hours ago
0 DUMMY SAT
1 40073U 14037E 25255.96583103 .00000314 00000-0 46185-4 0 9999
2 40073 98.3371 189.2379 0006849 116.8397 243.3516 14.82678091604356Epoch: 2025-09-12T23:10Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-12T23:10:47.801Z)
Latitude
0°
Longitude
-150.66724°
Altitude
626.048 km
Speed
7.544 km/s
True Right ascension
12h 36m 57s
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
23:51:21
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
622.732 km
Perigee altitude
613.149 km
Semi-major axis
6,996.078 km
Eccentricity
0.00068
Inclination
98.3371°
RAAN
189.2379°
Arg. of periapsis
116.8397°
True anomaly
243.28148°
Mean anomaly
243.3516°
Eccentric anomaly
243.31654°
Mean motion
3.70904 °/min
Orbital period
97.06 mins
BSTAR
0.000046185
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Other satellites on launch #37 in the year 2014 (2014-07-08 UTC)
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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 | 2025-09-13 07:51:40.125Z | 41.435° NE | 2025-09-13 07:54:40.125Z | 96.032° ESE | 26.156° | 2025-09-13 07:57:40.125Z | 152.076° SSE |
| 5 mins | 2025-09-13 09:28:40.125Z | 329.14° NNW | 2025-09-13 09:30:40.125Z | 291.666° WNW | 21.292° | 2025-09-13 09:33:40.125Z | 243.434° WSW |
| 5 mins | 2025-09-13 18:46:40.125Z | 105.853° ESE | 2025-09-13 18:48:40.125Z | 67.818° E | 22.149° | 2025-09-13 18:51:40.125Z | 18.176° NNE |
| 5 mins | 2025-09-13 20:22:40.125Z | 221.669° SW | 2025-09-13 20:24:40.125Z | 264.59° W | 25.313° | 2025-09-13 20:27:40.125Z | 317.802° NNW |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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