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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

Country

IN / IND

Related business

Indian Space Research Organization (IN)

Manufacturer

ISRO

Mission

Operational Civil Imaging

Bus & Motor

IRS-2, AOCS

Mass

714 kg wet, 639 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2017-02-15 (9 years ago)

Launch vehicle

PSLV-XL

Launch site

Sirharikota (SRI)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Hex Cyl + 2 Pan, 4.0 m

Radar Cross Section

9.780 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 19 hours ago

TLE from 19 hours ago

0 CARTOSAT 2D
1 41948U 17008A   25242.30445561  .00007434  00000-0  35631-3 0  9994
2 41948  97.4544 301.2890 0005287 167.6419 192.4947 15.19195182473417

Epoch: 2025-08-30T07:18Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-30T07:18:24.964Z)

Latitude

0.00005°

Longitude

-147.05569°

Altitude

514.915 km

Speed

7.604 km/s

True Right ascension

20h 05m 09s

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

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

17:57:41

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

508.88 km

Perigee altitude

501.601 km

Semi-major axis

6,883.378 km

Eccentricity

0.00053

Inclination

97.4544°

RAAN

301.289°

Arg. of periapsis

167.6419°

True anomaly

192.4816°

Mean anomaly

192.4947°

Eccentric anomaly

192.48815°

Mean motion

3.8005 °/min

Orbital period

94.72 mins

BSTAR

0.00035631

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CARTOSAT 2D 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.
6 mins	2025-08-31 03:59:04.420Z	163.161° S	2025-08-31 04:02:04.420Z	75.539° E	44.652°	2025-08-31 04:05:04.420Z	350.666° N
5 mins	2025-08-31 17:05:04.420Z	356.964° N	2025-08-31 17:07:04.420Z	261.074° W	41.264°	2025-08-31 17:10:04.420Z	204.208° SW