Name of Satellite, Alternate Names |
SBSS-1 (Space Based Space Surveillance Satellite, SBSS Block 10 SV1, USA 216) |
Country of Operator/Owner |
USA |
Operator/Owner |
Strategic Space Command/Space Surveillance Network |
Users |
Military |
Purpose |
Reconnaissance |
Class of Orbit |
LEO |
Type of Orbit |
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Longitude of GEO (degrees) |
0 |
Perigee (km) |
538 |
Apogee (km) |
541 |
Eccentricity |
0.000217092409002099 |
Inclination (degrees) |
97.99 |
Period (minutes) |
95.43 |
Launch Mass (kg.) |
1031 |
Dry Mass (kg.) |
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Power (watts) |
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Date of Launch |
26-09-2010 |
Expected Lifetime |
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Contractor |
Boeing/Ball Aerospace |
Country of Contractor |
USA |
Launch Site |
Vandenberg AFB |
Launch Vehicle |
Minotaur 4 |
COSPAR Number |
2010-048A |
NORAD Number |
37168 |
Comments |
Designed to track and detect other spacecraft in orbit. |