D-STAR ONE SPARROW, 43881 (Decayed)
Orbit data source: Space-Track
D-STAR ONE SPARROW, 43881 was a payload satellite owned by German Orb Sys (DE) in LEO 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
Decayed 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, Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 4 weeks ago
TLE from 4 weeks ago
0 D-STAR ONE SPARROW
1 43881U 18111F 26228.98401838 .16116594 28263-5 19760-3 0 9992
2 43881 97.5857 177.1140 0010462 202.8700 157.2139 16.49385238421037Epoch: 2026-08-16T23:36Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-08-16T23:36:59.188Z)
Latitude
-0.00002°
Longitude
-142.50532°
Altitude
150.504 km
Speed
7.812 km/s
True Right ascension
11h 48m 27s
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
11:47:48
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
144.576 km
Perigee altitude
130.942 km
Semi-major axis
6,515.896 km
Eccentricity
0.00105
Inclination
97.5857°
RAAN
177.114°
Arg. of periapsis
202.87°
True anomaly
157.26027°
Mean anomaly
157.2139°
Eccentric anomaly
157.23709°
Mean motion
4.1265 °/min
Orbital period
87.24 mins
BSTAR
0.0001976
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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
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