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UKUBE 1, 40074

Orbit data source: Space-Track

UKUBE 1, 40074 is a payload satellite owned by UKSA (UK) 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

40074, 2014-037F

Orbit

SSO

Country

Related business

UK Space Agency (GB)

Manufacturer

ClydeSpace

Mission

Operational Commercial Technology

Bus & Motor

CUBESAT 3U, Unknown motor

Mass

4 kg wet, 4 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2014-07-08 (12 years ago)

Launch vehicle

SOYUZ-2-1B

Launch site

Tyuratam Missile And Space Complex (TTMTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 1 Pan, 0.2 m

Radar Cross Section

0.038 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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Last TLE update: 9 hours ago

TLE from 9 hours ago

0 UKUBE 1
1 40074U 14037F   26008.22570214  .00011249  00000-0  68912-3 0  9995
2 40074  98.4176 355.1431 0002164  42.9766 317.1630 15.10378857624380

Epoch: 2026-01-08T05:25Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-01-08T05:25:00.664Z)

Latitude

-0.00001°

Longitude

166.10748°

Altitude

536.993 km

Speed

7.595 km/s

True Right ascension

23h 40m 34s

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

14:44:30

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

533.564 km

Perigee altitude

530.573 km

Semi-major axis

6,910.205 km

Eccentricity

0.00022

Inclination

98.4176°

RAAN

355.1431°

Arg. of periapsis

42.9766°

True anomaly

317.14614°

Mean anomaly

317.163°

Eccentric anomaly

317.15457°

Mean motion

3.77839 °/min

Orbital period

95.28 mins

BSTAR

0.00068912

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Other satellites on launch #37 in the year 2014 (2014-07-08 UTC)

MKA PN2 (RELEK), 40070

TDS 1, 40076

DX 1, 40071

SL-4 R/B, 40077 (Decayed)

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UKUBE 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.
7 mins	2026-01-08 23:01:20.715Z	168.527° S	2026-01-08 23:05:20.715Z	319.746° NNW	43.779°	2026-01-08 23:08:20.715Z	344.584° N
5 mins	2026-01-09 12:12:20.715Z	355.016° N	2026-01-09 12:14:20.715Z	283.903° WNW	39.807°	2026-01-09 12:17:20.715Z	210.586° SW

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UKUBE 1, 40074

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 9 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-01-08T05:25:00.664Z)

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Orbital elements

Other satellites on launch #37 in the year 2014 (2014-07-08 UTC)

UKUBE 1 Visibility forecast

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