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Sapphire

Space surveillance satellite. Sapphire was launched on February 25, 2013 aboard a PSLV from Sriharikota. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

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Identity

Name in GCAT
Sapphire
International designator
2013-009C
NORAD catalog number
39088
GCAT identifier
S39088
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/671

Mission

Mission type
Missile early warning
Use
Defense
Program
CSA
Owner
DRDC
Country
Canada
Builder
Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd/Astrium
Platform (bus)
SSTL-150

Launch

Date
February 25, 2013 · 12:31 UTC
Launch record
2013-009Success
Rocket
PSLV
Spaceport
Sriharikota · pad FLP

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LEO/S
Perigee
771 km
Apogee
786 km
Inclination
98.63°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
November 2022

Size

Mass
148 kg
Dry mass
148 kg
Length
0.5 m
Diameter
0.50 m
Span
0.5 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q2224093 (CC0).