S5

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NORAD ID: 44065

Int'l Code: 2019-009D

Perigee: 36,035.0 km

Apogee: 36,078.9 km

Inclination: 6.2 °

Period: 1,449.6 minutes

Semi major axis: 42427 km

RCS: Unknown

Launch date: February 22, 2019
Source: United States (US)
Launch site: AIR FORCE EASTERN TEST RANGE (AFETR)

S5 is ESPA-Class MicroSat for the Air Force Research Laboratory by Blue Canyon Technologies capable of detecting and locating near-GEO (geo-synchronous orbit) space objects for routine and frequent updates to the GEO catalog. S5 is a state-of-the-art 60 kg microsat bus for the Space Situational Awareness (S5) mission, led by the Air Force. Applied Defense Systems (ADS) will provide the payload. BCT will spearhead integration of the S5 payload with the microsat bus, conduct launch vehicle integration and perform bus-level functionality testing of the spacecraft prior to delivery.

1 44065U 19009D   26024.92320052 -.00000246  00000-0  00000+0 0  9997
2 44065   6.1981  72.5683 0005173 172.5980 175.6538  0.99340230 25018

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC