PSLV R/B, 40720

Orbit data source: Space-Track

PSLV R/B, 40720 is space debris in SSO originally from a launch on Fri, 10 Jul 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

40720, 2015-032F

Orbit

SSO

Last TLE update

6 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)

2015-07-10 (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 6 hours ago

0 PSLV R/B
1 40720U 15032F   25132.58844979  .00001420  00000-0  17165-3 0  9991
2 40720  98.1400  87.2178 0003746 332.6591  27.4425 14.85361856531807

Epoch: 2025-05-12T14:07Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-12T14:07:22.061Z)

Latitude

-0.00009°

Longitude

4.77652°

Altitude

613.147 km

Speed

7.554 km/s

True Right ascension

05h 48m 52s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

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Latitude

-3.58349°

Longitude

5.56161°

Altitude

613.626 km

Speed

7.553 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

07h 42m 08s

Apparent Declination

-60° 57' 43"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

04:57:24

Azimuth

160.547° S

Elevation

-16.31°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

612.112 km

Perigee altitude

606.877 km

Semi-major axis

6,987.632 km

Eccentricity

0.0003746

Inclination

98.14°

RAAN

87.2178°

Arg. of periapsis

332.6591°

True anomaly

27.46229°

Mean anomaly

27.4425°

Eccentric anomaly

27.45239°

Mean motion

3.71576 °/min

BSTAR

0.00017165

Orbital period

96.88 mins

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Other satellites on launch #32 in the year 2015 (2015-07-10 UTC)

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.
8 mins	2025-05-12 20:42:25.137Z	154.664° SSE	2025-05-12 20:46:25.137Z	73.432° E	41.835°	2025-05-12 20:50:25.137Z	354.207° N
6 mins	2025-05-13 10:06:25.137Z	358.929° N	2025-05-13 10:08:25.137Z	315.297° NNW	40.316°	2025-05-13 10:12:25.137Z	207.405° SW

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