SBSS (USA 216)

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SBSS (USA 216) is classified as:

Military

NORAD ID: 37168

Int'l Code: 2010-048A

Perigee: 630.0 km

Apogee: 632.6 km

Inclination: 97.9 °

Period: 97.2 minutes

Semi major axis: 7002 km

RCS: Unknown

Launch date: September 26, 2010
Source: United States (US)
Launch site: AIR FORCE WESTERN TEST RANGE (AFWTR)

SBSS is equipped with an 11.8-inch (30-cm) telescope and 24 megapixel focal plane to image the sky and provide analysts the data they need to keep better tabs on space debris and guard against accidental collisions. The SBSS has a seven-year design life, and additional surveillance satellites could be envisioned to further improve the observing capacity.

1 37168U 10048A   21108.41502730  .00000073  00000-0  15853-4 0  9998
2 37168  97.8721 330.8967 0001908  63.9561  38.8686 14.81638842570810

Source of the keplerian elements: McCants