Key statistics
Satellite PSLV R/B at a glance.
Uptime
7474
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.8
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
97.9
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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: 2005-017C
Object number (NORAD): 28651
Object ID (CCSDS): 28651
Country: INDIA (IND)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 97.393 minutes
Inclination: 97.8776 deg
SMA: 7012.04 km
Apoapsis: 681.404 km
Periapsis: 586.407 km
RAAN: 197.1809 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00677385
Argument of periapsis: 2.9095 deg
Mean anomaly: 357.2497 deg
Mean motion: 14.78550423 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00002626 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00035291827 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Oct. 21, 2025, 3:26 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Oct. 20, 2025, 4:55 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 PSLV R/B
TLE line 1: 1 28651U 05017C 25293.70535342 .00002626 00000-0 35292-3 0 9995
TLE line 2: 2 28651 97.8776 197.1809 0067738 2.9095 357.2497 14.78550423 99654
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
Cartosat-1 or IRS-P5 is a stereoscopic Earth observation satellite in a sun-synchronous orbit, and the first one of the Cartosat series of satellites. The eleventh satellite of ISRO in IRS series.
PSLV R/B was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘PSLV | Cartosat-1’, on board a PSLV space rocket.
The launch took place on May 5, 2005, 4:45 a.m. from Satish Dhawan Space Centre Second Launch Pad.
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PSLV | Cartosat-1
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: May 5, 2005, 4:45 a.m. UTC
Rocket: PSLV
Launch pad: Satish Dhawan Space Centre Second Launch Pad
Location: Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India
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