SBSS (USA 216)

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SBSS (USA 216) is classified as:

Military

NORAD ID: 37168

Int'l Code: 2010-048A

Perigee: 487.0 km

Apogee: 621.3 km

Inclination: 97.8 °

Period: 95.6 minutes

Semi major axis: 6925 km

RCS: Unknown

Launch date: September 26, 2010
Source: United States (US)
Launch site: AIR FORCE WESTERN TEST RANGE (AFWTR)

SBSS is equipped with an 11.8-inch (30-cm) telescope and 24 megapixel focal plane to image the sky and provide analysts the data they need to keep better tabs on space debris and guard against accidental collisions. The SBSS has a seven-year design life, and additional surveillance satellites could be envisioned to further improve the observing capacity.

1 37168U 10048A   24131.94318372  .00006939  00000-0  42674-3 0  9999
2 37168  97.8413 351.4477 0096965 309.5010 161.0710 15.06478448736530

Source of the keplerian elements: McCants