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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: 8 hours ago

TLE from 8 hours ago

0 PRATHAM
1 41783U 16059A   26037.22558712  .00001307  00000-0  24020-3 0  9996
2 41783  97.8298  39.8783 0029886 276.2469  83.5332 14.66976790500313

Epoch: 2026-02-06T05:24Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-06T05:24:50.727Z)

Latitude

0°

Longitude

-177.69958°

Altitude

671.431 km

Speed

7.522 km/s

True Right ascension

02h 39m 30s

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

15:37:06

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

688.848 km

Perigee altitude

646.734 km

Semi-major axis

7,045.928 km

Eccentricity

0.00299

Inclination

97.8298°

RAAN

39.8783°

Arg. of periapsis

276.2469°

True anomaly

83.87363°

Mean anomaly

83.5332°

Eccentric anomaly

83.7034°

Mean motion

3.66974 °/min

Orbital period

98.1 mins

BSTAR

0.0002402

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

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.
5 mins	2026-02-06 14:10:46.775Z	326.225° NNW	2026-02-06 14:12:46.775Z	297.498° NW	16.376°	2026-02-06 14:15:46.775Z	256.31° W
7 mins	2026-02-06 23:33:46.775Z	133.32° SE	2026-02-06 23:36:46.775Z	69.326° E	33.714°	2026-02-06 23:40:46.775Z	3.32° NNE
4 mins	2026-02-07 01:12:46.775Z	247.271° WSW	2026-02-07 01:13:46.775Z	263.434° W	17.497°	2026-02-07 01:16:46.775Z	307.039° NW
8 mins	2026-02-07 13:04:46.775Z	8.24° NNE	2026-02-07 13:08:46.775Z	325.034° NNW	43.085°	2026-02-07 13:12:46.775Z	201.655° SSW

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PRATHAM, 41783

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 8 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-06T05:24:50.727Z)

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Orbital elements

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

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