D-STAR ONE SPARROW, 43881
Orbit data source: Space-Track
D-STAR ONE SPARROW, 43881 is a payload satellite owned by German Orb Sys (DE) in SSO that was launched on Thu, 27 Dec 2018 UTC via a SOYUZ-2-1A launch vehicle from the Vostochny Cosmodrome (VOSTO). 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
DE / GERRelated business
Manufacturer
German Orb Sys
Mission
Operational Commercial Technology
Bus & Motor
CUBESAT 3U, Unknown motor
Mass
3 kg wet, 3 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 1 Ant, 0.5 m
Radar Cross Section
0.061 m², Small (<0.1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 14 hours ago
TLE from 14 hours ago
0 D-STAR ONE SPARROW
1 43881U 18111F 25351.51641628 .00036467 00000-0 78616-3 0 9992
2 43881 97.6099 275.1904 0002092 303.6332 56.4716 15.44494858383103Epoch: 2025-12-17T12:23Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-17T12:23:38.366Z)
Latitude
-0.00003°
Longitude
2.89539°
Altitude
435.193 km
Speed
7.651 km/s
True Right ascension
18h 20m 45s
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
01:12:41
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
431.229 km
Perigee altitude
428.381 km
Semi-major axis
6,807.942 km
Eccentricity
0.00021
Inclination
97.6099°
RAAN
275.1904°
Arg. of periapsis
303.6332°
True anomaly
56.49159°
Mean anomaly
56.4716°
Eccentric anomaly
56.48159°
Mean motion
3.86384 °/min
Orbital period
93.17 mins
BSTAR
0.00078616
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Other satellites on launch #111 in the year 2018 (2018-12-27 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.D-STAR ONE SPARROW 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. |
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| 5 mins | 2025-12-18 07:37:18.962Z | 34.554° NE | 2025-12-18 07:39:18.962Z | 87.785° E | 32.437° | 2025-12-18 07:42:18.962Z | 168.804° S |
| 4 mins | 2025-12-18 19:38:18.962Z | 218.841° SW | 2025-12-18 19:39:18.962Z | 249.116° W | 26.978° | 2025-12-18 19:42:18.962Z | 324.474° NNW |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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CAUTION: Conjunctions in this section are generated from low-fidelity TLE screenings
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