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

12 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, 1.6 m

Radar Cross Section

5.812 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 12 hours ago

0 PSLV R/B
1 40720U 15032F   25222.31174243  .00001269  00000-0  15330-3 0  9995
2 40720  98.1456 178.9721 0005338  38.3522 321.8071 14.85569886545124

Epoch: 2025-08-10T07:28Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-10T07:28:54.545Z)

Latitude

-0.00005°

Longitude

107.70993°

Altitude

611.887 km

Speed

7.555 km/s

True Right ascension

11h 55m 53s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

12.90917°

Longitude

-69.90612°

Altitude

616.466 km

Speed

7.55 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

23h 09m 18s

Apparent Declination

-12° 38' 21"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

09:50:24

Azimuth

322.007° NNW

Elevation

-57.661°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

612.572 km

Perigee altitude

605.113 km

Semi-major axis

6,986.979 km

Eccentricity

0.00053

Inclination

98.1456°

RAAN

178.9721°

Arg. of periapsis

38.3522°

True anomaly

321.76926°

Mean anomaly

321.8071°

Eccentric anomaly

321.78818°

Mean motion

3.71628 °/min

Orbital period

96.87 mins

BSTAR

0.0001533

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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.
7 mins	2025-08-10 20:32:45.889Z	132.843° SE	2025-08-10 20:35:45.889Z	84.597° E	28.57°	2025-08-10 20:39:45.889Z	7.763° NNE
4 mins	2025-08-10 22:10:45.889Z	240.085° WSW	2025-08-10 22:11:45.889Z	257.537° W	17.826°	2025-08-10 22:14:45.889Z	306.834° NW
6 mins	2025-08-11 09:55:45.889Z	21.58° NNE	2025-08-11 09:58:45.889Z	137.339° SSE	42.507°	2025-08-11 10:01:45.889Z	184.551° SSW

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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