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RESOURCESAT 2A, 41877

Orbit data source: Space-Track

RESOURCESAT 2A, 41877 is a payload satellite owned by ISRO (IN) in SSO that was launched on Wed, 07 Dec 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

41877, 2016-074A

Orbit

SSO

Country

IN / IND

Related business

Indian Space Research Organization (IN)

Manufacturer

ISAC/HAL

Mission

Operational Civil Imaging

Bus & Motor

IRS, AOCS

Mass

1,235 kg wet, ~1,100 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2016-12-07 (9 years ago)

Launch vehicle

PSLV-XL

Launch site

Sirharikota (SRI)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 2 Pan, 6.0 m

Radar Cross Section

12.977 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 8 hours ago

TLE from 8 hours ago

0 RESOURCESAT 2A
1 41877U 16074A   26119.29570333 -.00000019  00000-0  11704-4 0  9994
2 41877  98.7541 193.1964 0001690 187.7653 172.3498 14.21600704487355

Epoch: 2026-04-29T07:05Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-29T07:05:48.767Z)

Latitude

-0.00007°

Longitude

-130.51549°

Altitude

824.066 km

Speed

7.44 km/s

True Right ascension

12h 52m 47s

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

22:29:35

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

818.319 km

Perigee altitude

815.887 km

Semi-major axis

7,195.24 km

Eccentricity

0.00017

Inclination

98.7541°

RAAN

193.1964°

Arg. of periapsis

187.7653°

True anomaly

172.35238°

Mean anomaly

172.3498°

Eccentric anomaly

172.35109°

Mean motion

3.55611 °/min

Orbital period

101.23 mins

BSTAR

0.000011704

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RESOURCESAT 2A 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.
9 mins	2026-04-29 17:48:43.895Z	13.942° NNE	2026-04-29 17:52:43.895Z	18.231° NNE	44.145°	2026-04-29 17:57:43.895Z	194.607° SSW
5 mins	2026-04-30 03:32:43.895Z	91.289° ESE	2026-04-30 03:34:43.895Z	65.304° ENE	17.256°	2026-04-30 03:37:43.895Z	27.278° NE
9 mins	2026-04-30 05:10:43.895Z	183.306° SSW	2026-04-30 05:14:43.895Z	270.715° WNW	40.652°	2026-04-30 05:19:43.895Z	338.685° N

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RESOURCESAT 2A, 41877

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: 2026-04-29T07:05:48.767Z)

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Other satellites on launch #74 in the year 2016 (2016-12-07 UTC)

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