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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 Defense 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: 5 hours ago

TLE from 5 hours ago

0 CARTOSAT 2D
1 41948U 17008A   26036.82693598  .00011603  00000-0  55409-3 0  9996
2 41948  97.4296  98.4594 0005283 349.9691  10.1437 15.19189496497631

Epoch: 2026-02-05T19:50Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-05T19:50:47.268Z)

Latitude

-0.00007°

Longitude

24.78887°

Altitude

507.795 km

Speed

7.612 km/s

True Right ascension

06h 33m 50s

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

02:50:01

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

508.893 km

Perigee altitude

501.62 km

Semi-major axis

6,883.394 km

Eccentricity

0.00053

Inclination

97.4296°

RAAN

98.4594°

Arg. of periapsis

349.9691°

True anomaly

10.15437°

Mean anomaly

10.1437°

Eccentric anomaly

10.14903°

Mean motion

3.80049 °/min

Orbital period

94.72 mins

BSTAR

0.00055409

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Other satellites on launch #8 in the year 2017 (2017-02-15 UTC)

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FLOCK 3P 8, 41951 (Decayed)

FLOCK 3P 77, 42025 (Decayed)

FLOCK 3P 66, 42027 (Decayed)

FLOCK 3P 37, 41953 (Decayed)

FLOCK 3P 17, 41962 (Decayed)

FLOCK 3P 15, 42039 (Decayed)

FLOCK 3P 6, 41969 (Decayed)

FLOCK 3P 53, 42013 (Decayed)

FLOCK 3P 47, 42032 (Decayed)

FLOCK 3P 72, 42051 (Decayed)

FLOCK 3P 30, 41987 (Decayed)

FLOCK 3P 51, 41952 (Decayed)

FLOCK 3P 39, 42038 (Decayed)

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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	2026-02-06 03:52:47.592Z	156.362° SSE	2026-02-06 03:55:47.592Z	67.236° ENE	42.447°	2026-02-06 03:58:47.592Z	355.162° N
5 mins	2026-02-06 16:58:47.592Z	4.731° NNE	2026-02-06 17:00:47.592Z	234.776° WSW	43.399°	2026-02-06 17:03:47.592Z	198.136° SSW

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CARTOSAT 2D, 41948

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 5 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-05T19:50:47.268Z)

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Orbital elements

Other satellites on launch #8 in the year 2017 (2017-02-15 UTC)

CARTOSAT 2D Visibility forecast

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