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). Payloads include a variety of satellites, spacecraft, and rockets 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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41900 intel report (Beta)
SPARK 1 details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | SSO |
| Last TLE update | 8 hours ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | SECM |
| Mission | Operational Civil Imaging |
| Bus & Motor | SPARK, Unknown motor |
| Mass | 43 kg wet, 43 kg dry |
| Launch date (UTC) | |
| Launch vehicle | |
| Launch site | |
| 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 8 hours ago
0 SPARK 1
1 41900U 16081C 24361.17320373 .00001862 00000-0 40943-3 0 9992
2 41900 98.4941 330.1728 0024112 178.0691 182.0605 14.58565328425805Epoch: 2024-12-26T04:09Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-12-26T04:09:24.802Z)
| Latitude | 0.00001° |
| Longitude | 172.66305° |
| Altitude | 717.838 km |
| Speed | 7.488 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 22h 00m 41s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | 35.93712° |
| Longitude | 166.83928° |
| Altitude | 715.857 km |
| Speed | 7.494 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 22h 40m 27s |
| Apparent Declination | 0° 24' 16" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 11:54:51 |
| Azimuth | 27.464° NE |
| Elevation | -46.252° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 711.962 km |
| Perigee altitude | 677.853 km |
| Semi-major axis | 7,073.044 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0024112 |
| Inclination | 98.4941° |
| RAAN | 330.1728° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 178.0691° |
| True anomaly | 182.0506° |
| Mean anomaly | 182.0605° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 182.05554° |
| Mean motion | 3.64866 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.00040943 |
| Orbital period | 98.67 mins |
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Other satellites on launch #81 in the year 2016 (2016-12-21 UTC)
| TANSAT, 41898 |
| YIJIAN, 41899 |
| SPARK 1, 41900 |
| SPARK 2, 41901 |
| CZ-2D R/B, 41902 (Decayed) |
SPARK 1 Visibility forecast
Observer location: undefined°, undefined
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. |
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| 4 mins | 2024-12-26 20:48:19.136Z | 84.024° E | 2024-12-26 20:50:19.136Z | 56.643° ENE | 13.838° | 2024-12-26 20:52:19.136Z | 31.403° NE |
| 8 mins | 2024-12-26 22:23:19.136Z | 179.471° S | 2024-12-26 22:27:19.136Z | 281.429° WNW | 41.301° | 2024-12-26 22:31:19.136Z | 339.223° N |
| 7 mins | 2024-12-27 10:23:19.136Z | 43.473° NE | 2024-12-27 10:26:19.136Z | 98.69° ESE | 27.444° | 2024-12-27 10:30:19.136Z | 159.708° S |
| 6 mins | 2024-12-27 12:01:19.136Z | 334.667° NNW | 2024-12-27 12:03:19.136Z | 301.524° NW | 22.732° | 2024-12-27 12:07:19.136Z | 239.691° WSW |
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