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POLYITAN-1
Ukrainian University CubeSat (Founding Satellite) · Kyiv Polytechnic Institute (Ukraine)
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PolyITAN-1, Ukraine's first university-built CubeSat, launched in 2014 by students at Kyiv Polytechnic Institute to test basic satellite bus and communications technology — a foundational mission for Ukraine's small-satellite engineering programs.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Low Earth Orbitcan appear as a fast-moving star at dawn or dusk
- Altitude
- 283–290 mi (456–466 km)
- Inclination
- 98.1°
- One orbit
- 93.7 minutes15.4 orbits a day
- NORAD ID
- 40042
- Int’l designator
- 2014-033AJ
- Launched
- 2014
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.
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