SPIRALE B

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SPIRALE B is classified as:

• Military

NORAD ID: 33752
Int'l Code: 2009-008D
Perigee: 275.1 km
Apogee: 29,879.0 km
Inclination: 2.2 °
Period: 521.0 minutes
Semi major axis: 21448 km
RCS: 0.5012 m² (medium)
Launch date: February 12, 2009
Source: France (FR)
Launch site: FRENCH GUIANA (FRGUI)

SPIRALE B 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 33752U 09008D   21023.50027439  .00001576  00000-0  45277-3 0  9992
2 33752   2.1590  28.9448 6901321 326.9781   4.4592  2.76389659110834

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