SAPPHIRE

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SAPPHIRE is classified as:

Military

NORAD ID: 39088

Int'l Code: 2013-009C

Perigee: 773.9 km

Apogee: 790.0 km

Inclination: 98.4 °

Period: 100.3 minutes

Semi major axis: 7152 km

RCS: 0.6634 m² (medium)

Launch date: February 25, 2013
Source: Canada (CA)
Launch site: SRIHARIKOTA (SRI)

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.

1 39088U 13009C   25193.07508823  .00000070  00000-0  39665-4 0  9994
2 39088  98.4154  15.8337 0011283 175.6034 184.5252 14.35082422647813

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC