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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

12 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 12 hours ago

0 CARTOSAT 2D
1 41948U 17008A   25192.90624857  .00003126  00000-0  15154-3 0  9993
2 41948  97.4600 252.5135 0004442   4.0452 356.0818 15.19249629465910

Epoch: 2025-07-11T21:44Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-11T21:44:59.876Z)

Latitude

0.00001°

Longitude

-3.78744°

Altitude

508.142 km

Speed

7.612 km/s

True Right ascension

16h 50m 03s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-81.35°

Longitude

117.8438°

Altitude

536.72 km

Speed

7.593 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

09h 44m 05s

Apparent Declination

-69° 10' 30"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

22:20:34

Azimuth

173.459° S

Elevation

-60.339°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

508.134 km

Perigee altitude

502.019 km

Semi-major axis

6,883.213 km

Eccentricity

0.00044

Inclination

97.46°

RAAN

252.5135°

Arg. of periapsis

4.0452°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

356.0818°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.80064 °/min

Orbital period

94.72 mins

BSTAR

0.00015154

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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	2025-07-12 17:17:50.047Z	342.143° N	2025-07-12 17:19:50.047Z	274.103° WNW	33.376°	2025-07-12 17:22:50.047Z	216.541° SW
5 mins	2025-07-13 03:55:50.047Z	154.777° SSE	2025-07-13 03:57:50.047Z	56.334° ENE	43.251°	2025-07-13 04:00:50.047Z	353.428° N

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