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
Orbit
Country
IN / INDRelated business
Manufacturer
ISRO
Mission
Operational Defense Imaging
Bus & Motor
IRS-2, AOCS
Mass
714 kg wet, 639 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Hex Cyl + 2 Pan, 4.0 m
Radar Cross Section
9.780 m², Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 6 hours ago
TLE from 6 hours ago
0 CARTOSAT 2D
1 41948U 17008A 25311.79110472 .00010293 00000-0 49206-3 0 9994
2 41948 97.4432 9.8111 0004563 300.5254 59.5530 15.19188001483965Epoch: 2025-11-07T18:59Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-11-07T18:59:11.447Z)
Latitude
-0.00003°
Longitude
37.7834°
Altitude
509.79 km
Speed
7.61 km/s
True Right ascension
00h 39m 14s
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
21:08:31
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
508.403 km
Perigee altitude
502.121 km
Semi-major axis
6,883.399 km
Eccentricity
0.00046
Inclination
97.4432°
RAAN
9.8111°
Arg. of periapsis
300.5254°
True anomaly
59.59809°
Mean anomaly
59.553°
Eccentric anomaly
59.57554°
Mean motion
3.80048 °/min
Orbital period
94.72 mins
BSTAR
0.00049206
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Other satellites on launch #8 in the year 2017 (2017-02-15 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.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. |
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| 4 mins | 2025-11-08 03:03:05.728Z | 99.826° ESE | 2025-11-08 03:05:05.728Z | 64.511° ENE | 15.061° | 2025-11-08 03:07:05.728Z | 31.082° NE |
| 4 mins | 2025-11-08 04:37:05.728Z | 220.076° SW | 2025-11-08 04:38:05.728Z | 246.066° WSW | 27.085° | 2025-11-08 04:41:05.728Z | 320.263° NNW |
| 4 mins | 2025-11-08 16:08:05.728Z | 66.463° ENE | 2025-11-08 16:09:05.728Z | 88.775° E | 20.422° | 2025-11-08 16:12:05.728Z | 145.697° SSE |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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