ARGOS

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ARGOS is classified as:

Military

NORAD ID: 25634

Int'l Code: 1999-008A

Perigee: 826.7 km

Apogee: 842.8 km

Inclination: 98.6 °

Period: 101.5 minutes

Semi major axis: 7205 km

RCS: 7.4694 m² (large)

Launch date: February 23, 1999
Source: United States (US)
Launch site: AIR FORCE WESTERN TEST RANGE (AFWTR)

The Advanced Research and Global Observation Satellite (ARGOS) is part of the Air Force Space Test Program. ARGOS is the largest and most capable Air Force research and development satellite ever to fly. This heavy-weight satellite, weighing in at almost three tons, responds to the periodic need to fly Department of Defense payloads which cannot be flown on the space shuttle or small launch vehicles due to complexity, size and mission duration constraints.

1 25634U 99008A   18228.70960063 -.00000032 +00000-0 +50692-5 0  9991
2 25634 098.5620 283.6692 0011210 062.8551 297.3767 14.19337982008332

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC