RISAT 1, 38248
Orbit data source: Space-Track
RISAT 1, 38248 is a payload satellite owned by ISRO (IN) in SSO that was launched on Thu, 26 Apr 2012 UTC via a PSLV-XL launch vehicle from the Sirharikota (SRI). 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
Orbit
Country
IN / INDRelated business
Manufacturer
ISAC/HAL
Mission
Non-operational Civil Radar Imaging
Bus & Motor
IRS, Unknown motor
Mass
1,858 kg wet, 1,805 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + Hex Box + 3 Pan, 14.0 m
Radar Cross Section
17.625 m², Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 19 hours ago
TLE from 19 hours ago
0 RISAT 1
1 38248U 12017A 26212.59972816 .00069758 00000-0 53636-3 0 9997
2 38248 97.4297 263.0370 0000399 132.1092 228.0205 15.71822816789043Epoch: 2026-07-31T14:23Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-07-31T14:23:36.513Z)
Latitude
0.00001°
Longitude
97.91129°
Altitude
357.027 km
Speed
7.695 km/s
True Right ascension
17h 32m 08s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
22:34:04
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
350.854 km
Perigee altitude
350.317 km
Semi-major axis
6,728.723 km
Eccentricity
0.00004
Inclination
97.4297°
RAAN
263.037°
Arg. of periapsis
132.1092°
True anomaly
228.0171°
Mean anomaly
228.0205°
Eccentric anomaly
228.0188°
Mean motion
3.93228 °/min
Orbital period
91.55 mins
BSTAR
0.00053636
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Other satellites on launch #17 in the year 2012 (2012-04-26 UTC)
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Span | Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order | Start Az. | Max El. time (UTC) | Max El. Az. | Max El. | End time (UTC) | End Az. |
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| 4 mins | 2026-08-02 03:12:36.576Z | 135.857° SSE | 2026-08-02 03:13:36.576Z | 105.101° ESE | 31.472° | 2026-08-02 03:16:36.576Z | 2.921° NNE |
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