Sapphire Canada

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General

Designation	39088 / 13009C
Launch date	25 Feb 2013
Country of origin	Canada
Mission	Military
Perigee/Apogee	785 km
Inclination	98.6°
Period	100 min
Launch vehicle	PSLV #23

It is Canada's first operational military satellite, and its optical telescope will track other satellites orbiting Earth at higher altitudes (6000-40000 km), including objects in geosynchronous orbit.
Has a 0.15m telescope (visible light).

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External resources

sat-index articles

n2yo.com tracking

Technical data

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Specifications

Prime contractor	MDA
Platform	SSTL-150
Mass at launch
Dry mass
Dimension
Solar array
Stabilization
DC power
Design lifetime

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