Key statistics
Satellite SAPPHIRE at a glance.
Uptime
8736
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: 100.617 minutes
Inclination: 67.0549 deg
SMA: 7165.979 km
Apoapsis: 791.636 km
Periapsis: 784.052 km
RAAN: 283.6706 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00052916
Argument of periapsis: 286.5161 deg
Mean anomaly: 73.5359 deg
Mean motion: 14.31164289 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000098 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.000068658881 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Aug. 31, 2025, 2:26 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Aug. 30, 2025, 2:02 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 SAPPHIRE
TLE line 1: 1 26932U 01043D 25242.58513401 .00000098 00000-0 68659-4 0 9997
TLE line 2: 2 26932 67.0549 283.6706 0005292 286.5161 73.5359 14.31164289248807
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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