PSLV R/B, 41242

Orbit data source: Space-Track

PSLV R/B, 41242 is space debris in HEO originally from a launch on Wed, 20 Jan 2016 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

41242, 2016-003B

Orbit

HEO

Country

IN / IND

Related business

Indian Space Research Organization (IN)

Manufacturer

VSSC/LPSC

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

PS-4, Unknown motor

Mass

920 kg wet, 920 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2016-01-20 (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

3.727 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 12 hours ago

TLE from 12 hours ago

0 PSLV R/B
1 41242U 16003B   26017.49366082  .00004791  00000-0  10587-2 0  9991
2 41242  18.9817 191.9336 6002252 284.8311  18.9836  4.03301794144640

Epoch: 2026-01-17T11:50Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-01-17T11:50:52.294Z)

Latitude

-0.00002°

Longitude

-102.71755°

Altitude

2,859.342 km

Speed

7.899 km/s

True Right ascension

12h 47m 40s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

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

00:22:08

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

20,307.419 km

Perigee altitude

288.558 km

Semi-major axis

16,676.126 km

Eccentricity

0.60023

Inclination

18.9817°

RAAN

191.9336°

Arg. of periapsis

284.8311°

True anomaly

75.03602°

Mean anomaly

18.9836°

Eccentric anomaly

41.99142°

Mean motion

1.00786 °/min

Orbital period

357.19 mins

BSTAR

0.0010587

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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.
182 mins	2026-01-18 11:41:01.281Z	165.334° S	2026-01-18 12:03:01.281Z	118.856° SE	21.228°	2026-01-18 14:43:01.281Z	87.089° E
282 mins	2026-01-18 18:01:01.281Z	253.522° W	2026-01-18 20:31:01.281Z	218.842° SW	39.415°	2026-01-18 22:43:01.281Z	147.718° SSE

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PSLV R/B, 41242

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 12 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-01-17T11:50:52.294Z)

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