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SAPPHIRE

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Its orbit in 3D

Goes round Earth once every 101 minutes, on an orbit tilted 67.1° from the equator, between 790 and 798 km up. Earth is drawn to scale.

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About SAPPHIRE

SAPPHIRE is a satellite from the United States, launched on Sep 30, 2001 from Kodiak Island, Alaska.

It circles Earth every 101 minutes (14.3 times a day), between 784 and 791 km up, on an orbit tilted 67.1° to the equator, so its path covers latitudes up to 67° north and south.

The map shows where it is right now; the pass list tells you when it next comes over your location.

Stanford Audiophonic Photographic Infrared Experiment · amateur radio satellite

Wikipedia article ↗ · Names and facts: Wikidata (CC0).

Orbit height over the past year

Over the last 24 days its lowest point went from 784 km to 784 km. Sudden rises are engine burns that lift the orbit; slow declines are drag from the thin upper atmosphere.

Lowest point (perigee)Highest point (apogee)
784786788790Nov 26

From Space-Track element sets, one point a day.