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PRATHAM, 41783

Orbit data source: Space-Track

PRATHAM, 41783 is a payload satellite owned by IITB (IN) in SSO that was launched on Mon, 26 Sep 2016 UTC via a PSLV 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

41783, 2016-059A

Orbit

SSO

Country

IN / IND

Related business

Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay (IN)

Manufacturer

IITB

Mission

Non-operational Amateur Science

Bus & Motor

PRATHAM, Unknown motor

Mass

10 kg wet, 10 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2016-09-26 (9 years ago)

Launch vehicle

PSLV

Launch site

Sirharikota (SRI)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box, 0.2 m

Radar Cross Section

0.189 m², Small (<0.1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 2 days ago

TLE from 2 days ago

0 PRATHAM
1 41783U 16059A   25354.47754617  .00000613  00000-0  11727-3 0  9995
2 41783  97.8268 354.2914 0032790  68.8061 291.6642 14.66845627493312

Epoch: 2025-12-20T11:27Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-20T11:27:39.989Z)

Latitude

-0.00001°

Longitude

93.071°

Altitude

665.693 km

Speed

7.529 km/s

True Right ascension

23h 37m 09s

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

02:51:52

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

691.316 km

Perigee altitude

645.106 km

Semi-major axis

7,046.348 km

Eccentricity

0.00328

Inclination

97.8268°

RAAN

354.2914°

Arg. of periapsis

68.8061°

True anomaly

291.31447°

Mean anomaly

291.6642°

Eccentric anomaly

291.48939°

Mean motion

3.66942 °/min

Orbital period

98.11 mins

BSTAR

0.00011727

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Other satellites on launch #59 in the year 2016 (2016-09-26 UTC)

PSLV R/B, 41791

SCATSAT 1, 41790

PISAT, 41784

CANX-7, 41788 (Decayed)

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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	2025-12-22 13:08:29.790Z	9.072° NNE	2025-12-22 13:12:29.790Z	255.54° W	44.256°	2025-12-22 13:16:29.790Z	198.633° SSW
7 mins	2025-12-23 00:10:29.790Z	165.612° S	2025-12-23 00:13:29.790Z	351.49° N	43.737°	2025-12-23 00:17:29.790Z	347.995° N

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PRATHAM, 41783

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 2 days ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-20T11:27:39.989Z)

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