SAPPHIRE
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SAPPHIRE is a Canadian space surveillance satellite used to track objects in Earth's orbit and contribute to space situational awareness.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Canadian military satellite
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satellite ⓘ space surveillance satellite ⓘ |
| agencyPartner |
United States Air Force
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States Department of Defense NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contributesTo |
North American Aerospace Defense Command space picture
ⓘ
collision avoidance analysis ⓘ global space object catalog ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Canada ⓘ |
| dataType | positional data of space objects ⓘ |
| dataUser |
Canadian Department of National Defence
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States Space Surveillance Network NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designation | Sapphire ⓘ |
| inclination | approximately 98 degrees ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Canadian space surveillance capability ⓘ |
| launchCountry | India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchDate | 2013-02-25 ⓘ |
| launchProvider | Indian Space Research Organisation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchSite | Satish Dhawan Space Centre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchVehicle | PSLV-CA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| manufacturer | MDA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mass | approximately 148 kilograms ⓘ |
| missionStart | 2013 ⓘ |
| missionType |
space situational awareness
ⓘ
space surveillance ⓘ |
| observationType | optical ⓘ |
| observes | Earth-orbiting objects ⓘ |
| operator |
Canadian Armed Forces
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Department of National Defence (Canada) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| orbitPeriod | approximately 97 minutes ⓘ |
| orbitRegime | Low Earth orbit ⓘ |
| orbitType | Sun-synchronous orbit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| powerType | solar powered ⓘ |
| program | Canadian Space Surveillance System NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
contributing to space situational awareness
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tracking objects in Earth orbit ⓘ |
| spacecraftBus | MDA small satellite bus ⓘ |
| spaceDomain | space domain awareness ⓘ |
| spectralBand | visible ⓘ |
| status | operational ⓘ |
| tracks |
active satellites
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space debris ⓘ |
| tracksAltitudeRange |
geosynchronous orbit objects
ⓘ
medium Earth orbit objects ⓘ |
| uses |
onboard optical sensor
ⓘ
telescope payload ⓘ |
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