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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, Small (<0.1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 7 hours ago

TLE from 7 hours ago

0 D-STAR ONE SPARROW
1 43881U 18111F   26097.07996988  .00100876  00000-0  12430-2 0  9990
2 43881  97.6117  32.1163 0003386 158.1049 202.0353 15.59864216400243

Epoch: 2026-04-07T01:55Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-07T01:55:09.397Z)

Latitude

0.00003°

Longitude

167.96531°

Altitude

393.312 km

Speed

7.673 km/s

True Right ascension

02h 08m 27s

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

14:40:59

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

387.262 km

Perigee altitude

382.682 km

Semi-major axis

6,763.109 km

Eccentricity

0.00034

Inclination

97.6117°

RAAN

32.1163°

Arg. of periapsis

158.1049°

True anomaly

202.02075°

Mean anomaly

202.0353°

Eccentric anomaly

202.02802°

Mean motion

3.90233 °/min

Orbital period

92.25 mins

BSTAR

0.001243

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

FLOCK 3K 2, 43895 (Decayed)

FLOCK 3K 7, 43902 (Decayed)

FLOCK 3K 10, 43905 (Decayed)

FLOCK 3K 4, 43893 (Decayed)

FLOCK 3K 11, 43904 (Decayed)

FLOCK 3K 5, 43899 (Decayed)

FLOCK 3K 8, 43901 (Decayed)

LEMUR 2 REMY-COLTON, 43884 (Decayed)

LEMUR 2 CHRISTINAHOLT, 43882 (Decayed)

LUME-1, 43908 (Decayed)

OBJECT R, 43891

FLOCK 3K 12, 43903 (Decayed)

FLOCK 3K 9, 43906 (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	2026-04-07 08:38:54.272Z	0.496° NNE	2026-04-07 08:39:54.272Z	337.776° N	39.15°	2026-04-07 08:42:54.272Z	201.875° SSW

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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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