SBSS (USA 216)

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SBSS (USA 216) is classified as:

Military

NORAD ID: 37168

Int'l Code: 2010-048A

Perigee: 629.4 km

Apogee: 631.9 km

Inclination: 97.8 °

Period: 97.2 minutes

Semi major axis: 7001 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   22138.20245510  .00000797  00000-0  10735-3 0  9995
2 37168  97.8203 357.6410 0001778 114.7982 357.6951 14.81849234629273

Source of the keplerian elements: McCants