IRS P2

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

PAYLOADIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite IRS P2 at a glance.

Uptime

11278

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 14.2

Per day

Orbit

SSO

Sun Synchronous Orbit

Inclination

98.9

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Satellite identification and parameters

Extended collection of information and parameters for IRS P2.

Object identification

Identified? True

Debris? False

Object name: IRS P2

International designator: 1994-068A

Object number (NORAD): 23323

Object ID (CCSDS): 23323

Country: INDIA (IND)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: LARGE

Orbital parameters

Period: 101.084 minutes

Inclination: 98.9392 deg

SMA: 7188.128 km

Apoapsis: 810.661 km

Periapsis: 809.325 km

RAAN: 284.0329 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00009293

Argument of periapsis: 95.7688 deg

Mean anomaly: 264.3596 deg

Mean motion: 14.24554497 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00000157 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.000087437181 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Aug. 31, 2025, 2:26 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Aug. 30, 2025, 8:30 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 IRS P2

TLE line 1: 1 23323U 94068A 25242.85447973 .00000157 00000-0 87437-4 0 9998

TLE line 2: 2 23323 98.9392 284.0329 0000929 95.7688 264.3596 14.24554497603724

Live tracking on map

Real-time ground track for satellite IRS P2.

In-orbit conjunctions

A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object IRS P2.

Target Orbit TCA Probability of collision Miss distance Type
CZ-6A DEB SSO 2025-06-24 02:14:25 0.0002154797 799.0 (m) DEBRIS
METEOR 2-8 DEB LEO 2025-01-21 18:14:01 0.0002023027 366.0 (m) DEBRIS
FENGYUN 1C DEB SSO 2024-10-23 07:32:02 0.0002037108 416.0 (m) DEBRIS
COSMOS 2251 DEB LEO 2024-10-18 23:56:50 0.0002707806 600.0 (m) DEBRIS
THOR BURNER 2 R/B SSO 2024-10-03 02:37:30 0.0001286666 179.0 (m) ROCKET BODY

Associated space launch

IRS-P2 (Indian Remote Sensing Satellite) was an Indian experimental earth observation satellite.

IRS P2 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘PSLV | IRS-P2’, on board a PSLV space rocket.

The launch took place on Oct. 15, 1994, 5:05 a.m. from Satish Dhawan Space Centre First Launch Pad.

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Launch to space PSLV | IRS-P2
PSLV | IRS-P2

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: Oct. 15, 1994, 5:05 a.m. UTC

Rocket: PSLV

Launch pad: Satish Dhawan Space Centre First Launch Pad

Location: Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India

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