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CARTOSAT 2C, 41599

Orbit data source: Space-Track

CARTOSAT 2C, 41599 is a payload satellite owned by ISRO (IN) in SSO that was launched on Wed, 22 Jun 2016 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

41599, 2016-040A

Orbit

SSO

Country

IN / IND

Related business

Indian Space Research Organization (IN)

Manufacturer

ISRO

Mission

Operational Defense Imaging

Bus & Motor

IRS-2, AOCS

Mass

727 kg wet, ~600 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2016-06-22 (10 years ago)

Launch vehicle

PSLV-XL

Launch site

Sirharikota (SRI)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Hex Cyl + 2 Pan, 3.0 m

Radar Cross Section

8.699 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 11 hours ago

TLE from 11 hours ago

0 CARTOSAT 2C
1 41599U 16040A   26091.19717078  .00003942  00000-0  18988-3 0  9992
2 41599  97.4564 152.2015 0009905  50.6199 309.5911 15.19289457542026

Epoch: 2026-04-01T04:43Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-01T04:43:55.555Z)

Latitude

-0.00006°

Longitude

-108.34343°

Altitude

506.731 km

Speed

7.613 km/s

True Right ascension

10h 08m 48s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow 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

21:01:09

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

511.773 km

Perigee altitude

498.138 km

Semi-major axis

6,883.093 km

Eccentricity

0.00099

Inclination

97.4564°

RAAN

152.2015°

Arg. of periapsis

50.6199°

True anomaly

309.50356°

Mean anomaly

309.5911°

Eccentric anomaly

309.54734°

Mean motion

3.80074 °/min

Orbital period

94.72 mins

BSTAR

0.00018988

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Other satellites on launch #40 in the year 2016 (2016-06-22 UTC)

FLOCK 2P 5, 41616 (Decayed)

FLOCK 2P 10, 41612 (Decayed)

SKYSAT C1, 41601

FLOCK 2P 3, 41618 (Decayed)

FLOCK 2P 11, 41608 (Decayed)

LAPAN A3, 41603

BEESAT 4, 41619 (Decayed)

FLOCK 2P 2, 41609 (Decayed)

FLOCK 2P 9, 41610 (Decayed)

GHGSAT-D, 41602 (Decayed)

BIROS, 41604 (Decayed)

PSLV DEB, 41621 (Decayed)

FLOCK 2P 12, 41614 (Decayed)

FLOCK 2P 1, 41617 (Decayed)

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CARTOSAT 2C 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.
6 mins	2026-04-01 16:21:38.034Z	32.926° NE	2026-04-01 16:24:38.034Z	91.291° ESE	28.725°	2026-04-01 16:27:38.034Z	159.476° S
5 mins	2026-04-02 04:34:38.034Z	206.565° SW	2026-04-02 04:36:38.034Z	254.501° W	28.691°	2026-04-02 04:39:38.034Z	324.232° NNW

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CARTOSAT 2C, 41599

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 11 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-01T04:43:55.555Z)

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Orbital elements

Other satellites on launch #40 in the year 2016 (2016-06-22 UTC)

CARTOSAT 2C Visibility forecast

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

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