PSLV R/B, 40548

Orbit data source: Space-Track

PSLV R/B, 40548 is space debris in HEO originally from a launch on Sat, 28 Mar 2015 UTC launched from the Sirharikota (SRI). Debris objects in space refer to the collection of defunct objects orbiting the Earth. Examples of debris include non-operational satellites, rocket bodies, and fragments generated from explosions, collisions, or faulty payload assembly.

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Identifier

40548, 2015-018B

Orbit

HEO

Last TLE update

14 hours ago

Origin

Indian Space Research Organization (IN / IND)

Manufacturer

VSSC/LPSC

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

PS-4, Unknown motor

Mass

920 kg wet, 920 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2015-03-28 (10 years ago)

Launch vehicle

Unknown

Launch site

Sirharikota (SRI)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Cyl + Cyl + 2 Nozzle, 3.238 m

Radar Cross Section

5.812 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 14 hours ago

0 PSLV R/B
1 40548U 15018B   25191.58369040  .00004933  00000-0  95636-3 0  9990
2 40548  19.0342 111.4469 5789234  56.0303 346.1351  4.36066793153504

Epoch: 2025-07-10T14:00Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-10T14:00:30.85Z)

Latitude

-0.00001°

Longitude

-27.44796°

Altitude

1,570.453 km

Speed

8.666 km/s

True Right ascension

07h 25m 42s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-17.39229°

Longitude

-142.9635°

Altitude

18,169.45 km

Speed

2.701 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

00h 26m 49s

Apparent Declination

-24° 20' 30"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

16:41:12

Azimuth

93.936° ESE

Elevation

-35.117°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

18,616.465 km

Perigee altitude

287.571 km

Semi-major axis

15,830.155 km

Eccentricity

0.57892

Inclination

19.0342°

RAAN

111.4469°

Arg. of periapsis

56.0303°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

346.1351°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

1.08972 °/min

Orbital period

330.36 mins

BSTAR

0.00095636

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PSLV R/B Visibility forecast

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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.
195 mins	2025-07-11 07:08:19.527Z	234.832° WSW	2025-07-11 07:37:19.527Z	186.565° SSW	25.303°	2025-07-11 10:23:19.527Z	150.723° SSE

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