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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

43881, 2018-111F

Orbit

SSO

Country

DE / GER

Related business

German Orbital Systems GmbH (DE)

Manufacturer

German Orb Sys

Mission

Operational Commercial Technology

Bus & Motor

CUBESAT 3U, Unknown motor

Mass

3 kg wet, 3 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2018-12-27 (7 years ago)

Launch vehicle

SOYUZ-2-1A

Launch site

Vostochny Cosmodrome (VOSTO)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 1 Ant, 0.5 m

Radar Cross Section

0.061 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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Last TLE update: 20 hours ago

TLE from 20 hours ago

0 D-STAR ONE SPARROW
1 43881U 18111F   26170.79991037  .00145998  00000-0  96420-3 0  9997
2 43881  97.6106 111.8883 0004611 117.7107 242.4625 15.75150349411787

Epoch: 2026-06-19T19:11Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-19T19:11:52.255Z)

Latitude

-0.00011°

Longitude

-84.10311°

Altitude

348.797 km

Speed

7.699 km/s

True Right ascension

07h 27m 33s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

01:45:01

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

344.203 km

Perigee altitude

338.007 km

Semi-major axis

6,719.242 km

Eccentricity

0.00046

Inclination

97.6106°

RAAN

111.8883°

Arg. of periapsis

117.7107°

True anomaly

242.41566°

Mean anomaly

242.4625°

Eccentric anomaly

242.43908°

Mean motion

3.9406 °/min

Orbital period

91.36 mins

BSTAR

0.0009642

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Other satellites on launch #111 in the year 2018 (2018-12-27 UTC)

FLOCK 3K 1, 43894 (Decayed)

OBJECT R, 43891

FLOCK 3K 9, 43906 (Decayed)

OBJECT Y, 43898 (Decayed)

LUME-1, 43908 (Decayed)

FLOCK 3K 4, 43893 (Decayed)

LEMUR 2 GUSTAVO, 43885 (Decayed)

LEMUR 2 NATALIEMURRAY, 43887 (Decayed)

LEMUR 2 TINYKEV, 43883 (Decayed)

LEMUR 2 DAISY-HARPER, 43889 (Decayed)

OBJECT X, 43897 (Decayed)

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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.
4 mins	2026-06-20 19:44:10.349Z	129.952° SE	2026-06-20 19:46:10.349Z	62.709° ENE	26.552°	2026-06-20 19:48:10.349Z	11.284° NNE

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Check out D-STAR ONE SPARROW, 43881 on other resources

View D-STAR ONE SPARROW, 43881 on NASA - NSSDCA Website

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View D-STAR ONE SPARROW, 43881 on Keep Track

View D-STAR ONE SPARROW, 43881 on Celestrak

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