SPARCS

NASA-funded small satellite space telescope
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SPARCS is a low-mass star[1].

SPARCS

Summary

SPARCS is a space telescope[1]. SPARCS draws 50 Wikipedia views per month (space_telescope category, ranking #65 of 124).[2]

Key Facts

  • SPARCS's field of work was low-mass star[3].
  • SPARCS is in the country of United States[4].
  • SPARCS's instance of is recorded as space telescope[5].
  • SPARCS's instance of is recorded as CubeSat[6].
  • SPARCS is operated by Arizona State University[7].
  • SPARCS's manufacturer is recorded as Arizona State University[8].
  • SPARCS's manufacturer is recorded as Blue Canyon Technologies[9].
  • SPARCS's manufacturer is recorded as Jet Propulsion Laboratory[10].
  • SPARCS's manufacturer is recorded as Hexagon AB[11].
  • SPARCS's space launch vehicle is recorded as Falcon 9 Block 5[12].
  • SPARCS's country of origin is recorded as United States[13].
  • SPARCS's powered by is recorded as spacecraft solar array[14].
  • SPARCS's type of orbit is recorded as Sun-synchronous orbit[15].
  • SPARCS's UTC date of spacecraft launch is recorded as January 11, 2026[16].
  • SPARCS's significant event is recorded as rocket launch[17].
  • SPARCS's official website is recorded as https://sparcs.asu.edu/[18].
  • SPARCS's carries scientific instrument is recorded as Ritchey–Chrétien telescope[19].
  • SPARCS's start point is recorded as Vandenberg Space Launch Complex 4 East[20].
  • SPARCS's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Star-Planet Activity Research CubeSat'}[21].
  • SPARCS's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'SPARCS'}[22].
  • SPARCS's volume as quantity is recorded as {'unit': 'Q127425395', 'amount': '+6'}[23].
  • SPARCS's funder is recorded as National Aeronautics and Space Administration[24].
  • SPARCS's principal investigator is recorded as Evgenya Shkolnik[25].

Body

Career and Affiliations

SPARCS's field of work was low-mass star[3].

Why It Matters

SPARCS draws 50 Wikipedia views per month (space_telescope category, ranking #65 of 124).[2]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . space.skyrocket.de. space.skyrocket.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . sparcs.asu.edu. sparcs.asu.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] . skyandtelescope.org. skyandtelescope.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . The Star-Planet Activity Research CubeSat (SPARCS): A Mission to Understand the Impact of Stars in Exoplanets. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . space.skyrocket.de. space.skyrocket.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . science.nasa.gov. science.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . sparcs.asu.edu. sparcs.asu.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . uvex2023.caltech.edu. uvex2023.caltech.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . space.skyrocket.de. space.skyrocket.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . space.skyrocket.de. space.skyrocket.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . The Star-Planet Activity Research CubeSat (SPARCS): A Mission to Understand the Impact of Stars in Exoplanets. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . The Star-Planet Activity Research CubeSat (SPARCS): A Mission to Understand the Impact of Stars in Exoplanets. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . sparcs.asu.edu. sparcs.asu.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . sparcs.asu.edu. sparcs.asu.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . The Star-Planet Activity Research CubeSat (SPARCS): A Mission to Understand the Impact of Stars in Exoplanets. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . nasa.gov. nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . The Star-Planet Activity Research CubeSat (SPARCS): A Mission to Understand the Impact of Stars in Exoplanets. sparcs.asu.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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