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
Orbit
Country
IN / INDRelated business
Manufacturer
IITB
Mission
Non-operational Amateur Science
Bus & Motor
PRATHAM, Unknown motor
Mass
10 kg wet, 10 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box, 0.2 m
Radar Cross Section
0.251 m², Small (<0.1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 20 hours ago
TLE from 20 hours ago
0 PRATHAM
1 41783U 16059A 25257.94542304 .00000683 00000-0 13057-3 0 9992
2 41783 97.8275 262.1575 0032034 17.9034 342.3292 14.66572530479168Epoch: 2025-09-14T22:41Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-14T22:41:24.55Z)
Latitude
0.00002°
Longitude
-72.35194°
Altitude
653.52 km
Speed
7.542 km/s
True Right ascension
17h 28m 37s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
11:10:52
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
691.662 km
Perigee altitude
646.512 km
Semi-major axis
7,047.224 km
Eccentricity
0.0032
Inclination
97.8275°
RAAN
262.1575°
Arg. of periapsis
17.9034°
True anomaly
342.21735°
Mean anomaly
342.3292°
Eccentric anomaly
342.27332°
Mean motion
3.66873 °/min
Orbital period
98.13 mins
BSTAR
0.00013057
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Other satellites on launch #59 in the year 2016 (2016-09-26 UTC)
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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. |
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| 5 mins | 2025-09-15 23:24:27.859Z | 108.003° ESE | 2025-09-15 23:27:27.859Z | 57.661° ENE | 19.834° | 2025-09-15 23:29:27.859Z | 26.665° NE |
| 6 mins | 2025-09-16 01:01:27.859Z | 210.523° SW | 2025-09-16 01:03:27.859Z | 249.405° W | 28.667° | 2025-09-16 01:07:27.859Z | 325.047° NNW |
| 7 mins | 2025-09-16 12:56:27.859Z | 29.046° NE | 2025-09-16 12:59:27.859Z | 111.436° ESE | 39.491° | 2025-09-16 13:03:27.859Z | 177.642° S |
| 4 mins | 2025-09-16 14:34:27.859Z | 317.325° NNW | 2025-09-16 14:36:27.859Z | 288.282° WNW | 14.448° | 2025-09-16 14:38:27.859Z | 262.446° W |
Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs
Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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