This study investigated the sooting limits of spherical diffusion flames of ethylene fuel in microgravity conditions. Numerical simulations using detailed chemistry models were performed to analyze the effects of local carbon-to-oxygen ratio, temperature, and residence time on 17 limit flames identified in previous experiments. The results show that for flames with residence times over 0.2 seconds, the critical temperature for sooting at a carbon-to-oxygen ratio of 0.6 is approximately 1200K, regardless of strain rate. For very short residence times under 0.1 seconds, higher temperatures are required at this carbon-to-oxygen ratio for sooting to occur.