Military
NORAD ID: 39088
Int'l Code: 2013-009C
Perigee: 777.3 km
Apogee: 793.9 km
Inclination: 98.6 °
Period: 100.4 minutes
Semi major axis: 7156 km
Launch date: February 25, 2013
Source: Canada (CA)
Comments: 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.
Two Line Element Set (TLE):
1 39088U 13009C 15030.53134755 .00000102 00000-0 52293-4 0 6921
2 39088 098.6080 228.6851 0011577 349.6219 010.4733 14.33988192100870
Source: AFSPC
NASA's NSSDC Master Catalog entry for SAPPHIRE
