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SAPPHIRE
Operational
Payload
LEO
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Launch
Launch date
February 25, 2013 at 12:31 PM UTC
Launch site
Satish Dhawan / Sriharikota, India
Launched by
PSLV-CA →
Operator
Indian Space Research Organization
Mission
SARAL
Launch record
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Orbit
Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
781 km
Periapsis
767 km
Inclination
98.43°
Orbital period
100.33 min
Spacecraft
Operator
Department of National Defense
Manufacturer
Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd./MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates
Users
Military
Launch mass
148 kg
Design lifetime
5 years
Identity
COSPAR (Int'l)
2013-009C
NORAD catalog №
39088
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
Canada
Radar cross-section
0.6034 m²
Status
Operational