CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2026-0876
D-STAR ONE SPARROW
D-STAR ONE SPARROW (NORAD 43881) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 17 August 2026, after 7 years, 7 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
43881
International designator
2018-111F
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
Germany
Launched
27 Dec 2018Vostochny Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
17 Aug 2026UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
7 years, 7 months2,790 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
82.4°N to 82.4°SFinal inclination 97.6°
Mass
3 kg
Operator
German Orb Sys
Built by
German Orb Sys
Bus
Cubesat 3U
Programme
GOS
Where it came down
Latitude band its orbit allowedExact position not recorded
No position was recorded for this re-entry. Its final orbit, inclined at 97.6°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 82.4°N and 82.4°S.
Life in orbit
7 years, 7 monthsD-STAR ONE SPARROW’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 17 Aug 2026
3 entriesFrom the same launch
2018-111
Entered in the Orbital Register™ on 7 November 2026.
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