Sapphire
Spacecraft · USA
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American technology satellite. SAPPHIRE (a US DoD-funded microsatellite) was built by Stanford University students and carried experimental infrared horizon sensors, a voice synthesizer and a digital camera. Research satellite for Stanford University, USA. Launched 2001.
The satellite was about 0.5m in size and had a mass of 16 kg.
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Related
- Family
- Technology, Technology satellite
- Country
- USA
- Spacecraft
- Athena Mars Flyby
- Launch Vehicles
- Athena-1
- Launch Sites
- Kodiak
- Agency
- Stanford
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Sapphire
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Sapphire
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Chronology
1 event
2001 September 30
02:40 GMT - . Launch Site: Kodiak. LV Family: Athena. Launch Vehicle: Athena-1.- Sapphire - . Mass: 67 kg (147 lb). Nation: USA. Agency: Lockheed. Manufacturer: Stanford. Class: Technology. Type: Navigation technology satellite. Spacecraft: Sapphire. USAF Sat Cat: 26932 . COSPAR: 2001-043D. Apogee: 796 km (494 mi). Perigee: 790 km (490 mi). Inclination: 67.10 deg. Period: 100.70 min. SAPPHIRE (a US DoD-funded microsatellite) was built by Stanford University students and carried experimental infrared horizon sensors, a voice synthesizer and a digital camera. The satellite was about 0.5m in size and had a mass of 16 kg..