Military
NORAD ID: 39088
Int'l Code: 2013-009C
Perigee: 778.2 km
Apogee: 793.9 km
Inclination: 98.6 °
Period: 100.4 minutes
Semi major axis: 7157 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 14070.08242767 .00000201 00000-0 88248-4 0 3787
2 39088 098.6225 264.3960 0010991 226.1550 133.8715 14.33850728 54236
Source: AFSPC
NASA's NSSDC Master Catalog entry for SAPPHIRE
