BLITS

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BLITS is classified as:

• Experimental

NORAD ID: 35871
Int'l Code: 2009-049G
Perigee: 824.5 km
Apogee: 828.5 km
Inclination: 98.4 °
Period: 101.3 minutes
Semi major axis: 7197 km
RCS: 0.0821 m² (small)
Launch date: September 17, 2009
Source: Commonwealth of Independent States (former USSR) (CIS)
Launch site: TYURATAM MISSILE AND SPACE COMPLEX (TTMTR)

BLITS is a 7.53-kilogram nanosatellite consisting of two outer hemispheres made of a low-refraction-index glass. It is developed and manufactured by the IPIE center, under a 2006 agreement between Roskosmos and International Laser Ranging Service. The purpose of the mission is experimental verification of the spherical glass retroreflector satellite concept. A small spherical retroreflector of the same type (6cm in diameter) was flying onboard of the Meteor-3M satellite in 2001-2006.

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1 35871U 09049G   17233.47970713 -.00000018 +00000-0 +10754-4 0  9991
2 35871 098.4161 248.5851 0002776 336.1026 024.0023 14.21772778410643

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC