Key statistics
Satellite SAPPHIRE at a glance.
Uptime
8619
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.3
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
67.1
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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: 100.62 minutes
Inclination: 67.056 deg
SMA: 7166.098 km
Apoapsis: 791.767 km
Periapsis: 784.159 km
RAAN: 225.6085 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0005308
Argument of periapsis: 252.7023 deg
Mean anomaly: 107.3498 deg
Mean motion: 14.31128485 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000157 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.000090855 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: May 6, 2025, 3:54 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: May 5, 2025, 4:01 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 SAPPHIRE
TLE line 1: 1 26932U 01043D 25125.66772465 .00000157 00000-0 90855-4 0 9992
TLE line 2: 2 26932 67.0560 225.6085 0005308 252.7023 107.3498 14.31128485232076
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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