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DX1

NORAD 40071· COSPAR 2014-037C· Active satellite· Other / Unclassified· SSO
Launch
Launched on Jul 8, 2014 from 31/6, Kazakhstan aboard a Soyuz 2.1b Fregat.
Soyuz-2.1b/Fregat | Meteor-M No.2, MKA-PN2, DX-1, UKube-1, TechDemoSat-1, SkySat-2, AISSat-2
Live · TLE epoch 2026-09-08 15:04 UTC
Orbit class
SSO — Sun-Synchronous (LEO at 96–102° inclination)
Operator
Russian / Soviet Government
Country
Russia
Manufacturer
Launched
Jul 8, 2014
Mass
Apogee
607 km
Perigee
596 km
Inclination
98.40°
Period
1.61 h

Altitude history

Apogee and perigee for DX1 across 14 days of archived orbital elements (15 element sets, one per day).

Trend
Stable
Change
-0.1 km
Rate
-0.01 km/day
Now
596 × 607 km
602607596Aug 26Sep 9
Apogee Perigee

Derived from our own archive of CelesTrak orbital elements, sampled every 3 hours. Short windows show drag and station-keeping; they are not a reentry prediction.

Launched with

4 other catalogued objects still in orbit from launch 2014-037 (Soyuz-2.1b/Fregat | Meteor-M No.2, MKA-PN2, DX-1, UKube-1, TechDemoSat-1, SkySat-2, AISSat-2).

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