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CARTOSAT 2D, 41948

Orbit data source: Space-Track

CARTOSAT 2D, 41948 is a payload satellite owned by ISRO (IN) in SSO that was launched on Wed, 15 Feb 2017 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

41948, 2017-008A

Orbit

SSO

Last TLE update

13 hours ago

Origin

Indian Space Research Organization (IN / IND)

Manufacturer

ISRO

Mission

Operational Civil Imaging

Bus & Motor

IRS-2, AOCS

Mass

714 kg wet, 639 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2017-02-15 (8 years ago)

Launch vehicle

PSLV-XL

Launch site

Sirharikota (SRI)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Hex Cyl + 2 Pan, 8 m

Radar Cross Section

9.780 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 13 hours ago

0 CARTOSAT 2D
1 41948U 17008A   25181.90673384  .00003786  00000-0  18248-3 0  9999
2 41948  97.4601 241.6487 0005334  45.9252 314.2421 15.19316105464248

Epoch: 2025-06-30T21:45Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-30T21:45:41.803Z)

Latitude

-0.00004°

Longitude

-3.98529°

Altitude

508.432 km

Speed

7.611 km/s

True Right ascension

16h 06m 35s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

53.39917°

Longitude

-13.55364°

Altitude

513.065 km

Speed

7.614 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

12h 36m 40s

Apparent Declination

11° 33' 27"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

22:17:03

Azimuth

320.048° NNW

Elevation

-29.19°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

508.547 km

Perigee altitude

501.204 km

Semi-major axis

6,883.012 km

Eccentricity

0.00053

Inclination

97.4601°

RAAN

241.6487°

Arg. of periapsis

45.9252°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

314.2421°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.8008 °/min

Orbital period

94.72 mins

BSTAR

0.00018248

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CARTOSAT 2D Visibility forecast

Observer location: undefined°, undefined°

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	2025-07-01 17:18:34.970Z	339.414° N	2025-07-01 17:20:34.970Z	268.866° W	32.418°	2025-07-01 17:23:34.970Z	216.454° SW
5 mins	2025-07-02 03:56:34.970Z	155.114° SSE	2025-07-02 03:58:34.970Z	37.152° NE	42.891°	2025-07-02 04:01:34.970Z	352.688° N

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