ARGOS

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ARGOS is classified as:

Military

NORAD ID: 25634

Int'l Code: 1999-008A

Perigee: 826.7 km

Apogee: 842.7 km

Inclination: 98.5 °

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   19115.16511202 -.00000025  00000-0  81677-5 0  9993
2 25634  98.5195 166.1646 0011123  56.4840 303.7397 14.19350651 44492

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC