SAPPHIRE is a payload in SSO orbit, operated by Defense Research and Development Canada / Directorate of Space Development (DSpaceD), Department of National Defense, launched 2013.
| Orbit class | SSO |
| Inclination | 98.4270° |
| Eccentricity | 0.0011074 |
| Period | 100.3 min |
| Apogee | 782 km |
| Perigee | 766 km |
| Mean motion | 14.35246002 rev/day |
| RAAN | 7.1521° |
| Arg of perigee | 183.3660° |
| Mean anomaly | 176.7453° |
| B* | 4.5370e-5 |
| Rev at epoch | 69,944 |
1 39088U 13009C 26188.17001891 .00000087 00000-0 45370-4 0 99912 39088 98.4270 7.1521 0011074 183.3660 176.7453 14.35246002699448{
"OBJECT_NAME": "SAPPHIRE",
"OBJECT_ID": "2013-009C",
"EPOCH": "2026-07-07T04:04:49.634+00:00",
"MEAN_MOTION": 14.35246002,
"ECCENTRICITY": 0.0011074,
"INCLINATION": 98.427,
"RA_OF_ASC_NODE": 7.1521,
"ARG_OF_PERICENTER": 183.366,
"MEAN_ANOMALY": 176.7453,
"EPHEMERIS_TYPE": 0,
"CLASSIFICATION_TYPE": "U",
"NORAD_CAT_ID": 39088,
"REV_AT_EPOCH": 69944,
"BSTAR": 0.00004537,
"MEAN_MOTION_DOT": 8.7e-7,
"MEAN_MOTION_DDOT": 0
}Reconstructed from CelesTrak OMM mean-elements (element-set number is a placeholder). TLE/OMM data is approximate. Not for operational use or collision avoidance.
| Name | SAPPHIRE |
| Operator | Defense Research and Development Canada / Directorate of Space Development (DSpaceD), Department of National DefenseHIGHvia GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General Catalog |
| Country | Canada |
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| Launch mass (kg) | |
| Mission purpose | — |
| Object class | PAYLOADHIGH |
//Orbital data is approximate and not for operational use. Last ingested from CelesTrak on Jul 7, 2026.
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