SPIRALE A

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SPIRALE A is classified as:

• Military

NORAD ID: 33751
Int'l Code: 2009-008C
Perigee: 626.2 km
Apogee: 17,233.6 km
Inclination: 2.1 °
Period: 313.9 minutes
Semi major axis: 15300 km
RCS: 0.631 m² (medium)
Launch date: February 12, 2009
Source: France (FR)
Launch site: FRENCH GUIANA (FRGUI)

SPIRALE A is a missile-warning micro-satellite for the French military. The satellite will test a space-based optical early warning system to detect enemy missile launches. The name comes from the French acronym for "Preparatory System for IR Early Warning". Flying in a highly elliptical orbit of 22,300 by 375 miles [35,900 by 600 km], the cube-shaped micro-satellite will take infrared imagery to spot ballistic missiles during their boost phase of flight.

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1 33751U 09008C   19047.79691755 +.00000033 +00000-0 +61244-4 0  9993
2 33751 002.0682 306.4259 5426956 148.2814 260.9287 04.58699606138934

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC