GSAT 9, 42695
Orbit data source: Space-Track
GSAT 9, 42695 is a payload satellite owned by ISRO (IN) in GEO that was launched on Fri, 05 May 2017 UTC via a GSLV MK II 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 Civil Communications
Bus & Motor
I2K, ISRO LAM
Mass
2,230 kg wet, 976 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 2 Pan, 4.8 m
Radar Cross Section
8.526 m², Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 16 hours ago
TLE from 16 hours ago
0 GSAT 9
1 42695U 17024A 25252.29489439 -.00000288 00000-0 00000-0 0 9993
2 42695 0.0318 94.1066 0002547 71.6583 26.2738 1.00268690 30489Epoch: 2025-09-09T07:04Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-09T07:04:38.875Z)
Latitude
0.042°
Longitude
97.29051°
Altitude
35,777.265 km
Speed
3.075 km/s
True Right ascension
12h 48m 09s
True Declination
0° 02' 31"
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
15:21:23
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
35,799.273 km
Perigee altitude
35,777.793 km
Semi-major axis
42,166.67 km
Eccentricity
0.00025
Inclination
0.0318°
RAAN
94.1066°
Arg. of periapsis
71.6583°
True anomaly
26.28672°
Mean anomaly
26.2738°
Eccentric anomaly
26.28026°
Mean motion
0.25066 °/min
Orbital period
1,436.19 mins
BSTAR
0
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Other satellites on launch #24 in the year 2017 (2017-05-05 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.GSAT 9 Visibility
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