SAPPHIRE

NORAD 39088 · COSPAR 2013-009C · ACTIVE

Orbit: #71691 @ 766 x 782 km x 98.4306 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-11-05 23:03 UTC Â· 27 h old

Orbit history

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Current TLE

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SAPPHIRE
1 39088U 13009C 26309.96042758 .00000069 00000-0 38893-4 0 09992
2 39088 98.4306 126.1289 0011122 181.1503 178.9660 14.35271246716911

TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database

Launch date

February 25th 2013

Spacecraft age

13 years, 8 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

98.4306Â°

Period

100.33 min

Perigee

766 km

Apogee

782 km

Eccentricity

0.0011122

RAAN

126.1289Â°

Arg of Perigee

181.1503Â°

Mean Motion

14.35271246 rev/d