SAPPHIRE

NORAD 39088 · COSPAR 2013-009C · ACTIVE

Orbit: #71408 @ 767 x 781 km x 98.4313 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-10-17 05:33 UTC Â· 15.6 h old

Orbit history

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Current TLE

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SAPPHIRE
1 39088U 13009C 26290.23148514 .00000102 00000-0 50633-4 0 09992
2 39088 98.4313 106.8501 0010149 243.1495 116.8653 14.35266778714081

TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database

Launch date

February 25th 2013

Spacecraft age

13 years, 7 months

Distance travelled

—

Expected lifetime

—

Operator

Department of National Defense

Purpose

Space Observation

Orbit class

LEO Â· Non-Polar Inclined

Launch site

Satish Dhawan Space Centre

Launch vehicle

PSLV

Contractor

Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd./MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates

Launch mass

148 kg

Power

Orbit elements

// from current orbital elements

Inclination

98.4313Â°

Period

100.33 min

Perigee

767 km

Apogee

781 km

Eccentricity

0.0010149

RAAN

106.8501Â°

Arg of Perigee

243.1495Â°

Mean Motion

14.35266778 rev/d