OPTSAT 3000

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OPTSAT 3000 is classified as:

Military

NORAD ID: 42900

Int'l Code: 2017-044A

Perigee: 500.1 km

Apogee: 518.9 km

Inclination: 97.4 °

Period: 94.7 minutes

Semi major axis: 6880 km

RCS: Unknown

Launch date: August 2, 2017
Source: Italy (IT)
Launch site: FRENCH GUIANA (FRGUI)

OPTSAT 3000 is an optical surveillance craft for the Italian military. Dropped off in a Sun-synchronous orbit, OPTSAT 3000 was built by Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) based on inter-governmental Italian-Israeli agreements. It will enable national defense entities to acquire and use high-resolution images from any part of the globe.

1 42900U 17044A   25135.89310404 0.00009000  00000-0  40385-3 0    01
2 42900  97.4000 201.6586 0013709  48.8179 311.1820 15.21150855    01

Source of the keplerian elements: McCants