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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: 23 hours ago

TLE from 23 hours ago

0 CARTOSAT 2D
1 41948U 17008A   26144.18451331  .00003321  00000-0  16062-3 0  9992
2 41948  97.4114 203.9358 0003668 336.3572  23.7494 15.19284269513933

Epoch: 2026-05-24T04:25Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-24T04:25:41.949Z)

Latitude

-0.00001°

Longitude

-104.27928°

Altitude

508.779 km

Speed

7.611 km/s

True Right ascension

13h 35m 44s

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

12:38:49

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

507.494 km

Perigee altitude

502.445 km

Semi-major axis

6,883.106 km

Eccentricity

0.00037

Inclination

97.4114°

RAAN

203.9358°

Arg. of periapsis

336.3572°

True anomaly

23.76634°

Mean anomaly

23.7494°

Eccentric anomaly

23.75787°

Mean motion

3.80072 °/min

Orbital period

94.72 mins

BSTAR

0.00016062

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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.
7 mins	2026-05-25 04:15:20.887Z	181.124° SSW	2026-05-25 04:18:20.887Z	229.935° WSW	38.326°	2026-05-25 04:22:20.887Z	339.176° N
5 mins	2026-05-25 17:21:20.887Z	342.632° N	2026-05-25 17:23:20.887Z	291.045° WNW	30.292°	2026-05-25 17:26:20.887Z	223.723° SW

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CARTOSAT 2D, 41948

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 23 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-24T04:25:41.949Z)

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Orbital elements

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

CARTOSAT 2D Visibility forecast

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

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