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SPARK 1, 41900

Orbit data source: Space-Track

SPARK 1, 41900 is a payload satellite owned by SECM (CN) in SSO that was launched on Wed, 21 Dec 2016 UTC via a CHANG ZHENG 2D launch vehicle from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China (JSC). 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
41900, 2016-081C
Orbit
SSO
Last TLE update
7 hours ago
Origin
Manufacturer
SECM
Mission
Operational Civil Imaging
Bus & Motor
SPARK, Unknown motor
Mass
43 kg wet, 43 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
2016-12-21 (9 years ago)
Launch vehicle
CHANG ZHENG 2D
Launch site
Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China (JSC)
Object type
Payload
Rocket body
Debris
Shape & HBR
Box + 2 Pan, 1 m
Radar Cross Section
0.388 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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TLE from 7 hours ago
0 SPARK 1
1 41900U 16081C   25186.52117948  .00000472  00000-0  11054-3 0  9996
2 41900  98.5152 166.1339 0022994 312.4391  47.4863 14.59184206453705
Epoch: 2025-07-05T12:30Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-05T12:30:29.907Z)
Latitude
0.00003°
Longitude
54.75125°
Altitude
687.81 km
Speed
7.518 km/s
True Right ascension
11h 04m 32s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
49.75636°
Longitude
-114.80822°
Altitude
719.964 km
Speed
7.492 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
21h 37m 04s
Apparent Declination
9° 15' 33"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
07:36:46
Azimuth
323.622° NNW
Elevation
-33.492°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
709.166 km
Perigee altitude
676.647 km
Semi-major axis
7,071.043 km
Eccentricity
0.0023
Inclination
98.5152°
RAAN
166.1339°
Arg. of periapsis
312.4391°
True anomaly
Unknown
Mean anomaly
47.4863°
Eccentric anomaly
Unknown
Mean motion
3.65021 °/min
Orbital period
98.62 mins
BSTAR
0.00011054
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SPARK 1 Visibility forecast

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Max El.
End time (UTC)
End Az.
8 mins2025-07-05 22:30:02.020Z159.162° S2025-07-05 22:34:02.020Z84.663° E44.163°2025-07-05 22:38:02.020Z350.73° N
5 mins2025-07-06 10:31:02.020Z63.278° ENE2025-07-06 10:33:02.020Z94.101° ESE18.378°2025-07-06 10:36:02.020Z135.999° SSE
7 mins2025-07-06 12:08:02.020Z348.167° N2025-07-06 12:11:02.020Z278.621° WNW33.799°2025-07-06 12:15:02.020Z219.858° SW
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