SAPPHIRE

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SAPPHIRE is classified as:

Military

NORAD ID: 39088

Int'l Code: 2013-009C

Perigee: 785.2 km

Apogee: 785.2 km

Inclination: 98.6 °

Period: 100.4 minutes

Semi major axis: 7156 km

RCS: 0.6634 m² (medium)

Launch date: February 25, 2013
Source: Canada (CA)
Launch site: SIRHARIKOTA (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   16270.17228224  .00000014  00000-0  20620-4 0  9994
2 39088  98.5754 109.6936 0011496   3.8293 356.2978 14.34112226187527

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC