Key statistics
Satellite IRS P6 at a glance.
Uptime
7934
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.4
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
98.2
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for IRS P6.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: IRS P6
International designator: 2003-046A
Object number (NORAD): 28051
Object ID (CCSDS): 28051
Country: INDIA (IND)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 100.279 minutes
Inclination: 98.2395 deg
SMA: 7149.924 km
Apoapsis: 816.86 km
Periapsis: 726.718 km
RAAN: 235.3993 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0063037
Argument of periapsis: 298.4957 deg
Mean anomaly: 166.7383 deg
Mean motion: 14.35987504 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000097 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.000046872 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 6, 2025, 10:16 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 6, 2025, 8:37 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 IRS P6
TLE line 1: 1 28051U 03046A 25187.85963189 .00000097 00000-0 46872-4 0 9998
TLE line 2: 2 28051 98.2395 235.3993 0063037 298.4957 166.7383 14.35987504130993
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite IRS P6.
In-orbit conjunctions
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Go to all conjunctionsAssociated space launch
The Resourcesat-1 satellite was launched to ensure systematic and repetitive coverage of the earth’s surface.
IRS P6 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘PSLV | Resourcesat’, on board a PSLV space rocket.
The launch took place on Oct. 17, 2003, 4:52 a.m. from Satish Dhawan Space Centre First Launch Pad.
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PSLV | Resourcesat
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Oct. 17, 2003, 4:52 a.m. UTC
Rocket: PSLV
Launch pad: Satish Dhawan Space Centre First Launch Pad
Location: Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India
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