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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 (10 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: 7 hours ago

TLE from 7 hours ago

0 CARTOSAT 2D
1 41948U 17008A   26318.92029806  .00002466  00000-0  12021-3 0  9995
2 41948  97.4853  15.6902 0005823  81.8719 278.3176 15.19260084540468

Epoch: 2026-11-14T22:05Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-11-14T22:05:13.752Z)

Latitude

-0°

Longitude

-9.63526°

Altitude

510.585 km

Speed

7.609 km/s

True Right ascension

01h 02m 45s

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

01:54:15

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

509.054 km

Perigee altitude

501.038 km

Semi-major axis

6,883.183 km

Eccentricity

0.00058

Inclination

97.4853°

RAAN

15.6902°

Arg. of periapsis

81.8719°

True anomaly

278.25157°

Mean anomaly

278.3176°

Eccentric anomaly

278.28458°

Mean motion

3.80066 °/min

Orbital period

94.72 mins

BSTAR

0.00012021

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

PSLV DEB, 43106 (Decayed)

INS-1B, 41954 (Decayed)

FLOCK 3P 61, 42009 (Decayed)

INS-1A, 41949 (Decayed)

FLOCK 3P 53, 42013 (Decayed)

FLOCK 3P 40, 42010 (Decayed)

FLOCK 3P 45, 42005 (Decayed)

FLOCK 3P 48, 42006 (Decayed)

FLOCK 3P 35, 41989 (Decayed)

FLOCK 3P 88, 41982 (Decayed)

FLOCK 3P 51, 41952 (Decayed)

LEMUR 2 SPIRE-MINIONS, 41992 (Decayed)

LEMUR 2 JOBANPUTRA, 41991 (Decayed)

FLOCK 3P 4, 41965 (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.
5 mins	2026-11-15 16:03:28.242Z	51.899° ENE	2026-11-15 16:05:28.242Z	91.357° ESE	21.818°	2026-11-15 16:08:28.242Z	146.699° SSE
5 mins	2026-11-16 04:15:28.242Z	188.877° SSW	2026-11-16 04:17:28.242Z	246.278° WSW	53.837°	2026-11-16 04:20:28.242Z	335.158° NNW

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CARTOSAT 2D, 41948

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 7 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-11-14T22:05:13.752Z)

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Orbital elements

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

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