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NORAD ID: 25636
Int'l Code: 1999-008C
Perigee: 646.8 km
Apogee: 857.5 km
Inclination: 96.5 °
Period: 99.7 minutes
Semi major axis: 7123 km
Launch date: February 23, 1999
Source: South Africa (SAFR)
Comments: Sunsat was a micro-satellite built by post-graduate engineering students at the University of Stellenbosch in South Africa. Launched by a Delta II launch vehicle, its payload included NASA experiments, amateur radio communications, a high resolution imager, precision attitude control, and school experiments.
Two Line Element Set (TLE):
1 25636U 99008C 14068.70309269 .00000672 00000-0 17928-3 0 7446
2 25636 096.4575 226.1418 0147906 153.0720 273.6410 14.44101772792203
Source: AFSPC
NASA's NSSDC Master Catalog entry for SUNSAT
