D-STAR ONE SPARROW

D-STAR ONE SPARROW was launched on December 27, 2018 aboard a Soyuz-2-1A from Vostochny. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Aug 17, 2026).

COSPAR 2018-111FNORAD 43881Germany

Identity

Name in GCAT: D-Star ONE Sparrow
Common name: D-STAR ONE SPARROW
International designator: 2018-111F
NORAD catalog number: 43881
GCAT identifier: S43881
UN registration: ST/SG/SER.E/907

Mission

Mission type: Technology
Use: Commercial
Program: GOS
Owner: German Orb Sys
Country: Germany
Builder: German Orbital Systems GmbH
Platform (bus): Cubesat 3U

Launch

Date: December 27, 2018 · 02:07 UTC
Launch record: 2018-111Success
Rocket: Soyuz-2-1A
Spaceport: Vostochny · pad PU1S

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LLEO/S
Perigee: 571 km
Apogee: 588 km
Inclination: 97.72°
Status: Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date: August 17, 2026
Last known active: February 2023
End of operations: July 2026

Size

Mass: 3 kg
Dry mass: 3 kg
Length: 0.3 m
Diameter: 0.10 m
Span: 1.0 m

Launched together

Kanopus-V 5Optical imaging · VNIIEM Kanopus-V 6Optical imaging · VNIIEM ISATCommunications · iSky UWE-4Technology · U Wurzburg ZACUBE-2Communications · CPUT Lume-1Communications · U. Vigo

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q60607379 (CC0).