ARGOS

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ARGOS is classified as:

Military

NORAD ID: 25634

Int'l Code: 1999-008A

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   26289.60529549  .00000047  00000-0  41870-4 0  9998
2 25634  98.5310 251.2032 0011059  52.4609 307.7571 14.20006079431530

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC