Key statistics
Satellite PSLV R/B at a glance.
Uptime
10803
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.2
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
99.1
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for PSLV R/B.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: PSLV R/B
International designator: 1996-017B
Object number (NORAD): 23828
Object ID (CCSDS): 23828
Country: INDIA (IND)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 101.222 minutes
Inclination: 99.0552 deg
SMA: 7194.663 km
Apoapsis: 840.276 km
Periapsis: 792.779 km
RAAN: 296.3038 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0033008
Argument of periapsis: 329.4106 deg
Mean anomaly: 30.5145 deg
Mean motion: 14.22614107 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000179 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00010043176 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Oct. 18, 2025, 2:17 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Oct. 17, 2025, 11:17 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 PSLV R/B
TLE line 1: 1 23828U 96017B 25290.97052246 .00000179 00000-0 10043-3 0 9997
TLE line 2: 2 23828 99.0552 296.3038 0033008 329.4106 30.5145 14.22614107534643
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite PSLV R/B.
In-orbit conjunctions
A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object PSLV R/B.
Associated space launch
IRS-P3 (Indian Remote Sensing Satellite) was an Indian experimental earth observation satellite.
PSLV R/B was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘PSLV | IRS-P3’, on board a PSLV space rocket.
The launch took place on March 21, 1996, 4:53 a.m. from Satish Dhawan Space Centre First Launch Pad.
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PSLV | IRS-P3
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: March 21, 1996, 4:53 a.m. UTC
Rocket: PSLV
Launch pad: Satish Dhawan Space Centre First Launch Pad
Location: Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India
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