SPARC-1

NORAD 44226 · COSPAR 2019-026B · REENTRYâ ï¸ RIP

SPARC-1 reentered Earth's atmosphere (approx. 3 years ago).

Orbit: #23137 @ 207 x 223 km x 39.9971 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2023-06-24 07:47 UTC Â· 29157.9 h old

Orbit history

// altitude & velocity from orbital-data archive

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Velocity —

Next visible passes

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Current TLE

// celestrak

SPARC-1
1 44226U 19026B 23175.32431319 .04104032 66713-5 17471-2 0 9994
2 44226 39.9971 272.1882 0011791 26.0792 334.0635 16.21612787231374

TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database

Launch date

May 5th 2019

Spacecraft age

7 years, 5 months

Distance travelled

—

Expected lifetime

—

Operator

Air Force Research Laboratory/Swedish Defense Materiel Administration

Purpose

Technology Development

Orbit class

LEO Â· Non-Polar Inclined

Launch site

Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1

Launch vehicle

Electron

Contractor

AAC Microtecs

Launch mass

8 kg

Power

Orbit elements

// from current orbital elements

Inclination

39.9971Â°

Period

88.8 min

Perigee

207 km

Apogee

223 km

Eccentricity

0.0011791

RAAN

272.1882Â°

Arg of Perigee

26.0792Â°

Mean Motion

16.21612787 rev/d