Key statistics
Satellite CARTOSAT 2A at a glance.
Uptime
6223
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.8
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
97.8
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for CARTOSAT 2A.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: CARTOSAT 2A
International designator: 2008-021A
Object number (NORAD): 32783
Object ID (CCSDS): 32783
Country: INDIA (IND)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 97.382 minutes
Inclination: 97.8172 deg
SMA: 7011.551 km
Apoapsis: 640.913 km
Periapsis: 625.918 km
RAAN: 188.0907 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0010693
Argument of periapsis: 341.8547 deg
Mean anomaly: 18.2282 deg
Mean motion: 14.78705354 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000872 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00012572 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: May 12, 2025, 2:31 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: May 11, 2025, 9:38 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 CARTOSAT 2A
TLE line 1: 1 32783U 08021A 25131.90203168 .00000872 00000-0 12572-3 0 9992
TLE line 2: 2 32783 97.8172 188.0907 0010693 341.8547 18.2282 14.78705354919492
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite CARTOSAT 2A.
In-orbit conjunctions
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Go to all conjunctionsAssociated space launch
Indian Earth observation satellite. Launched alongside 9 nanosatellites.
CARTOSAT 2A was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘PSLV | Cartosat 2A’, on board a PSLV space rocket.
The launch took place on April 28, 2008, 3:53 a.m. from Satish Dhawan Space Centre Second Launch Pad.
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PSLV | Cartosat 2A
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: April 28, 2008, 3:53 a.m. UTC
Rocket: PSLV
Launch pad: Satish Dhawan Space Centre Second Launch Pad
Location: Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India
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