S5

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NORAD ID: 44065

Int'l Code: 2019-009D

Perigee: 36,050.0 km

Apogee: 36,066.5 km

Inclination: 4.6 °

Period: 1,449.6 minutes

Semi major axis: 42429 km

RCS: Unknown

Launch date: February 22, 2019
Source: United States (US)
Launch site: AIR FORCE EASTERN TEST RANGE (AFETR)

S5 is ESPA-Class MicroSat for the Air Force Research Laboratory by Blue Canyon Technologies capable of detecting and locating near-GEO (geo-synchronous orbit) space objects for routine and frequent updates to the GEO catalog. S5 is a state-of-the-art 60 kg microsat bus for the Space Situational Awareness (S5) mission, led by the Air Force. Applied Defense Systems (ADS) will provide the payload. BCT will spearhead integration of the S5 payload with the microsat bus, conduct launch vehicle integration and perform bus-level functionality testing of the spacecraft prior to delivery.

1 44065U 19009D   24138.42612531  .00000089  00000-0  00000-0 0  9997
2 44065   4.6142  79.8246 0001943  79.0661 109.6447  0.99335585 18883

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC