SAPPHIRE

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SAPPHIRE is classified as:

Military

NORAD ID: 39088

Int'l Code: 2013-009C

Perigee: 775.1 km

Apogee: 791.4 km

Inclination: 98.4 °

Period: 100.4 minutes

Semi major axis: 7154 km

RCS: 0.6634 m² (medium)

Launch date: February 25, 2013
Source: Canada (CA)
Launch site: SRIHARIKOTA (SRI)

SAPPHIRE is Canada's first operational military satellite, and its optical telescope will track other satellites orbiting Earth at higher altitudes, including objects in geosynchronous orbit. The 326-pound (148-kg) spacecraft was built by Surrey Satellite Technologies Ltd. under the authority of MDA Corp., Sapphire's prime contractor. The Canadian Department of National Defence plans to share Sapphire's tracking data with the U.S. Air Force, which monitors all objects in orbit.

1 39088U 13009C   24136.50319569  .00000547  00000-0  20820-3 0  9996
2 39088  98.4116 324.1555 0011389   6.3518 353.7810 14.34682037587194

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC