| Name of Satellite, Alternate Names | SPIRALE-A (Système Préparatoire Infra-Rouge pour l´Alerte) |
| Country of Operator/Owner | France |
| Operator/Owner | Ministry of Defense/General Delegation for Ordnance (DGA) |
| Users | Military |
| Purpose | Technology Development |
| Class of Orbit | Elliptical |
| Type of Orbit | |
| Longitude of GEO (degrees) | 0 |
| Perigee (km) | 608 |
| Apogee (km) | 35717 |
| Eccentricity | 0.715560990522776 |
| Inclination (degrees) | 1.94 |
| Period (minutes) | 637.65 |
| Launch Mass (kg.) | 117 |
| Dry Mass (kg.) | |
| Power (watts) | |
| Date of Launch | 11-02-2009 |
| Expected Lifetime | |
| Contractor | EADS Astrium |
| Country of Contractor | France |
| Launch Site | Guiana Space Center |
| Launch Vehicle | Ariane 5 ECA |
| COSPAR Number | 2009-008C |
| NORAD Number | 33751 |
| Comments | Demonstration program designed to collect infrared images of terrestrial backgrounds and analyze them to assess the detectability of ballistic missiles during their powered phase. It will pave the way for a future ballistic missile warning system. |