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Designator id: 2007-014A

Description of NFIRE Satellite:

NFIRE (Near Field InfraRed Experiment) is an American military (Missile Defense Agency) satellite that is designed to carry a kill vehicle (KV) to aim at any rocket that is launched directly against it. It was launched by a Minataur 1 rocket from Wallops Island in Virginia at 06:48 UT on 24 April 2007. Its instruments can distinguish the fiery exhaust plume at the launch phase from the rocket body. The MDA will launch two ballistic missiles toward NFIRE from Vandenberg AFB to test the NFIRE/KV performances. Two more NFIREs are under construction.

Technical data:
Launch Date: 2007-04-24
Launch Vehicle: Minotaur
Launch Site: Wallops Island, United States

Funding Agencies:
Unknown (United States)

Disciplines:
Surveillance and Other Military

Source: Nasa

Two Line Element Set (TLE):

1 31140U 07014A   12339.20080067  .00014429  00000-0  21520-3 0  9715
2 31140 048.2307 304.6288 0004886 243.8389 116.2052 15.55203140318734

Last TLE update on :2012-12-04

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