TDS 1, 40076
Orbit data source: Space-Track
TDS 1, 40076 is a payload satellite owned by UK TSB (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
Orbit
Country
UKRelated business
Manufacturer
SSTL (Astrium)
Mission
Partially operational Civil Technology
Bus & Motor
SSTL-150, AOCS
Mass
157 kg wet, 157 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box, 0.5 m
Radar Cross Section
1.500 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 19 hours ago
TLE from 19 hours ago
0 TDS 1
1 40076U 14037H 25345.15402543 .00014855 00000-0 93185-3 0 9997
2 40076 98.3661 314.4636 0006770 167.4899 192.6497 15.09416673619829Epoch: 2025-12-11T03:41Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-11T03:41:47.797Z)
Latitude
0.00002°
Longitude
178.90036°
Altitude
545.598 km
Speed
7.587 km/s
True Right ascension
20h 57m 51s
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
21:22:54
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
539.685 km
Perigee altitude
530.325 km
Semi-major axis
6,913.142 km
Eccentricity
0.00068
Inclination
98.3661°
RAAN
314.4636°
Arg. of periapsis
167.4899°
True anomaly
192.63273°
Mean anomaly
192.6497°
Eccentric anomaly
192.64121°
Mean motion
3.77598 °/min
Orbital period
95.34 mins
BSTAR
0.00093185
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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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| 5 mins | 2025-12-12 10:30:44.870Z | 46.989° ENE | 2025-12-12 10:32:44.870Z | 95.812° ESE | 28.194° | 2025-12-12 10:35:44.870Z | 159.238° S |
| 4 mins | 2025-12-12 21:13:44.870Z | 97.43° ESE | 2025-12-12 21:15:44.870Z | 57.543° ENE | 18.088° | 2025-12-12 21:17:44.870Z | 24.478° NE |
| 5 mins | 2025-12-12 22:47:44.870Z | 220.059° SW | 2025-12-12 22:49:44.870Z | 269.563° W | 25.249° | 2025-12-12 22:52:44.870Z | 322.237° NNW |
Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs
Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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