Key statistics
Satellite PSLV R/B at a glance.
Uptime
7308
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: 97.42 minutes
Inclination: 97.8925 deg
SMA: 7013.352 km
Apoapsis: 682.944 km
Periapsis: 587.49 km
RAAN: 34.6347 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0068052
Argument of periapsis: 177.6397 deg
Mean anomaly: 182.5148 deg
Mean motion: 14.78135698 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00001124 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00015671 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: May 8, 2025, 3:01 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: May 7, 2025, 5:44 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 PSLV R/B
TLE line 1: 1 28651U 05017C 25127.73942542 .00001124 00000-0 15671-3 0 9999
TLE line 2: 2 28651 97.8925 34.6347 0068052 177.6397 182.5148 14.78135698 75139
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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