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SPARK 1
UAE-UK University CubeSat · American University of Sharjah (UAE) / Surrey Space Centre
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SPARK-1, a joint UAE-UK university satellite built through a partnership between the American University of Sharjah and the University of Surrey, launched in 2016 to give Emirati engineering students hands-on small-satellite design experience.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Low Earth Orbitcan appear as a fast-moving star at dawn or dusk
- Altitude
- 424–443 mi (682–714 km)
- Inclination
- 98.6°
- One orbit
- 98.6 minutes14.6 orbits a day
- NORAD ID
- 41900
- Int’l designator
- 2016-081C
- Launched
- 2016
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 7 Nov 2026.
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