SPARK 2, 41901
Orbit data source: Space-Track
SPARK 2, 41901 is a payload satellite owned by SECM (CN) in SSO that was launched on Wed, 21 Dec 2016 UTC via a CHANG ZHENG 2D launch vehicle from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China (JSC). 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
Last TLE update
16 hours ago
Origin
Manufacturer
SECM
Mission
Operational Civil Imaging
Bus & Motor
SPARK, Unknown motor
Mass
43 kg wet, 43 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 2 Pan, 1 m
Radar Cross Section
0.388 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)
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TLE from 16 hours ago
0 SPARK 2
1 41901U 16081D 25186.49328223 .00000482 00000-0 11424-3 0 9995
2 41901 98.5098 161.8868 0024796 315.7562 44.1653 14.58498529453573Epoch: 2025-07-05T11:50Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-05T11:50:19.584Z)
Latitude
-0.00008°
Longitude
60.57468°
Altitude
688.432 km
Speed
7.519 km/s
True Right ascension
10h 47m 32s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
-14.21261°
Longitude
63.43416°
Altitude
689.052 km
Speed
7.519 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
08h 21m 31s
Apparent Declination
-37° 28' 55"
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
16:11:27
Azimuth
251.78° W
Elevation
-42.17°
Doppler factor
1
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Other satellites on launch #81 in the year 2016 (2016-12-21 UTC)
SPARK 2 Visibility forecast
Observer location: undefined°, undefined°
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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| 8 mins | 2025-07-06 11:28:18.854Z | 6.557° NNE | 2025-07-06 11:31:18.854Z | 313.588° NW | 43.286° | 2025-07-06 11:36:18.854Z | 202.016° SSW |
| 8 mins | 2025-07-06 22:32:18.854Z | 176.368° S | 2025-07-06 22:36:18.854Z | 298.599° NW | 41.816° | 2025-07-06 22:40:18.854Z | 341.424° N |
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