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INSAT 2D, 24820

Orbit data source: Space-Track

INSAT 2D, 24820 is a payload satellite owned by ISRO (IN) in GEO that was launched on Tue, 03 Jun 1997 UTC via an ARIANE 44L launch vehicle from the French Guiana (FRGUI). Payload-class satellites include a variety of spacecraft equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.

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Identifier

24820, 1997-027B

Orbit

GEO

Country

IN / IND

Related business

Indian Space Research Organization (IN)

Manufacturer

ISRO

Mission

Non-operational Civil Com/Cal

Bus & Motor

I2K, ISRO LAM

Mass

2,079 kg wet, 999 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1997-06-03 (28 years ago)

Launch vehicle

ARIANE 44L

Launch site

French Guiana (FRGUI)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Hex Poly + 2 Pan, 7.3 m

Radar Cross Section

17.223 m², Large (>1 m²)

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0 INSAT 2D
1 24820U 97027B   25252.75386757 -.00000115  00000-0  00000-0 0  9993
2 24820  12.8409 347.7703 0335910 122.4270 283.2420  1.04791755 46563

Epoch: 2025-09-09T18:05Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-09T18:05:34.158Z)

Latitude

8.52915°

Longitude

128.49402°

Altitude

34,300.948 km

Speed

3.14 km/s

True Right ascension

01h 55m 42s

True Declination

8° 31' 13"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

12:14:26

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

35,941.636 km

Perigee altitude

33,190.909 km

Semi-major axis

40,944.41 km

Eccentricity

0.03359

Inclination

12.8409°

RAAN

347.7703°

Arg. of periapsis

122.427°

True anomaly

279.46148°

Mean anomaly

283.242°

Eccentric anomaly

281.35505°

Mean motion

0.26197 °/min

Orbital period

1,374.2 mins

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Other satellites on launch #27 in the year 1997 (1997-06-03 UTC)

INMARSAT 3-F4, 24819

ARIANE 44L R/B, 24821 (Decayed)

ARIANE 44L DEB (SPELDA), 24822 (Decayed)

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INSAT 2D, 24820

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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