Key statistics
Satellite CARTOSAT 2A at a glance.
Uptime
6341
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: 97.379 minutes
Inclination: 97.8075 deg
SMA: 7011.398 km
Apoapsis: 640.441 km
Periapsis: 626.085 km
RAAN: 301.7769 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00102379
Argument of periapsis: 320.1689 deg
Mean anomaly: 39.877 deg
Mean motion: 14.78753728 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.0000119 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.000168791 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 6, 2025, 2:09 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 5, 2025, 11:09 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 CARTOSAT 2A
TLE line 1: 1 32783U 08021A 25248.96503536 .00001190 00000-0 16879-3 0 9997
TLE line 2: 2 32783 97.8075 301.7769 0010238 320.1689 39.8770 14.78753728936797
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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