Key statistics
Satellite SAPPHIRE at a glance.
Uptime
8784
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.3
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
67.1
Latest
Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for SAPPHIRE.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: SAPPHIRE
International designator: 2001-043D
Object number (NORAD): 26932
Object ID (CCSDS): 26932
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: MEDIUM
Orbital parameters
Period: 100.615 minutes
Inclination: 67.0547 deg
SMA: 7165.888 km
Apoapsis: 792.484 km
Periapsis: 783.022 km
RAAN: 158.7748 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0006602
Argument of periapsis: 288.8829 deg
Mean anomaly: 71.1556 deg
Mean motion: 14.31191435 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000152 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.000088864887 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Oct. 18, 2025, 2:17 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Oct. 17, 2025, 10:40 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 SAPPHIRE
TLE line 1: 1 26932U 01043D 25290.94445377 .00000152 00000-0 88865-4 0 9998
TLE line 2: 2 26932 67.0547 158.7748 0006602 288.8829 71.1556 14.31191435255720
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite SAPPHIRE.
In-orbit conjunctions
A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object SAPPHIRE.
Associated space launch
Research (Atmospheric density) satellite built by Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) for NASA, USA.
SAPPHIRE was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Athena I | Starshine-OSCAR-43’, on board a Athena I space rocket.
The launch took place on Sept. 30, 2001, 2:40 a.m. from Launch Pad 1.
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Athena I | Starshine-OSCAR-43
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Sept. 30, 2001, 2:40 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Athena I
Launch pad: Launch Pad 1
Location: Pacific Spaceport Complex, Alaska, USA
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