SBIRS GEO 2 (USA 241)

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SBIRS GEO 2 (USA 241) is classified as:

Geostationary
Military

NORAD ID: 39120

Int'l Code: 2013-011A

Perigee: 35,785.0 km

Apogee: 35,802.6 km

Inclination: 2.9 °

Period: 1,436.1 minutes

Semi major axis: 42164 km

RCS: Unknown

Launch date: March 19, 2013
Source: United States (US)
Launch site: AIR FORCE EASTERN TEST RANGE (AFETR)

SBIRS GEO-2 is a military satellite which will bolster and upgrade the U.S. military's infrared surveillance system that continuously scans the world looking for enemy missile launches and sounding the alarm to fight back against an incoming threat.

1 39120U 13011A   24117.68774719 -.00000242  00000-0  00000-0 0  9994
2 39120   2.8887  46.2541 0002094 340.6128  37.8860  1.00271609 40700

Source of the keplerian elements: McCants