SBIRS GEO 4 (USA 282)

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SBIRS GEO 4 (USA 282) is classified as:

Military

NORAD ID: 43162

Int'l Code: 2018-009A

Perigee: 35,644.0 km

Apogee: 35,806.6 km

Inclination: 2.7 °

Period: 1,432.6 minutes

Semi major axis: 42096 km

RCS: Unknown

Launch date: January 20, 2018
Source: United States (US)
Launch site: AIR FORCE EASTERN TEST RANGE (AFETR)

USA-282 (SBIRS-GEO, Space Based Infra Red Sensor - Geostationary) is the geostationary component of the SBIRS-High program, which will replace the DSP system of early warning satellites in providing early warning for Intercontinental Ballistic Missile launches. The SBIRS sensors are designed to provide greater flexibility and sensitivity than DSP and can detect short-wave and expanded mid-wave infrared signals allowing the system to perform a broader set of missions. These enhanced capabilities will result in improved prediction accuracy for global strategic and tactical warfighters.

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2 43162   2.7248 327.0219 0019305 237.3979 279.2842  1.00516489 20878

Source of the keplerian elements: McCants