SPIRALE A

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SPIRALE A is classified as:

• Military

NORAD ID: 33751
Int'l Code: 2009-008C
Perigee: 442.7 km
Apogee: 17,420.4 km
Inclination: 2.1 °
Period: 314.0 minutes
Semi major axis: 15302 km
RCS: 0.631 m² (medium)
Launch date: February 12, 2009
Source: France (FR)
Launch site: FRENCH GUIANA (FRGUI)

SPIRALE A is a missile-warning micro-satellite for the French military. The satellite will test a space-based optical early warning system to detect enemy missile launches. The name comes from the French acronym for "Preparatory System for IR Early Warning". Flying in a highly elliptical orbit of 22,300 by 375 miles [35,900 by 600 km], the cube-shaped micro-satellite will take infrared imagery to spot ballistic missiles during their boost phase of flight.

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1 33751U 09008C   16269.38582068  .00000011  00000-0  13760-3 0  9992
2 33751   2.0841  62.6114 5547340 276.0308  26.7407  4.58623468 98694

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC