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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
Last TLE update
14 hours ago
Origin
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 (6 years ago)
Launch vehicle
SOYUZ-2-1A
Launch site
Vostochny Cosmodrome (VOSTO)
Object type
Payload
Rocket body
Debris
Shape & HBR
Box + 1 Ant, 1 m
Radar Cross Section
0.061 m², Small (<0.1 m²)

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TLE from 14 hours ago
0 D-STAR ONE SPARROW
1 43881U 18111F   25128.70189983  .00023388  00000-0  81018-3 0  9994
2 43881  97.6121  45.1755 0007049  12.8701 347.2718 15.29827611348917
Epoch: 2025-05-08T16:50Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-08T16:50:44.145Z)
Latitude
0.00004°
Longitude
-74.27705°
Altitude
474.711 km
Speed
7.631 km/s
True Right ascension
03h 00m 42s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at TLE epoch
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude
-82.14711°
Longitude
31.80804°
Altitude
505.672 km
Speed
7.609 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
03h 26m 57s
Apparent Declination
-66° 49' 16"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
14:43:10
Azimuth
189.288° SSW
Elevation
-62.407°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
478.118 km
Perigee altitude
468.459 km
Semi-major axis
6,851.426 km
Eccentricity
0.0007049
Inclination
97.6121°
RAAN
45.1755°
Arg. of periapsis
12.8701°
True anomaly
347.25399°
Mean anomaly
347.2718°
Eccentric anomaly
347.2629°
Mean motion
3.82712 °/min
BSTAR
0.00081018
Orbital period
94.07 mins
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D-STAR ONE SPARROW Visibility forecast

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Start Az.
Max El. time (UTC)
Max El. Az.
Max El.
End time (UTC)
End Az.
6 mins2025-05-09 07:31:18.632Z2.734° NNE2025-05-09 07:34:18.632Z315.083° NNW37.615°2025-05-09 07:37:18.632Z211.1° SW
5 mins2025-05-09 18:06:18.632Z139.67° SSE2025-05-09 18:08:18.632Z84.236° E35.187°2025-05-09 18:11:18.632Z3.407° NNE
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