Key statistics
Satellite CUTE-1.7+APD 2 at a glance.
Uptime
6341
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 15.1
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 CUTE-1.7+APD 2.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: CUTE-1.7+APD 2
International designator: 2008-021C
Object number (NORAD): 32785
Object ID (CCSDS): 32785
Country: JAPAN (JPN)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: MEDIUM
Orbital parameters
Period: 95.662 minutes
Inclination: 97.7939 deg
SMA: 6928.706 km
Apoapsis: 555.553 km
Periapsis: 545.589 km
RAAN: 220.8164 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00071904
Argument of periapsis: 273.8242 deg
Mean anomaly: 86.2162 deg
Mean motion: 15.05305232 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00007699 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00054207194 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, 9:51 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 CUTE-1.7+APD 2
TLE line 1: 1 32785U 08021C 25248.91084637 .00007699 00000-0 54207-3 0 9997
TLE line 2: 2 32785 97.7939 220.8164 0007190 273.8242 86.2162 15.05305232942364
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite CUTE-1.7+APD 2.
In-orbit conjunctions
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Go to all conjunctionsAssociated space launch
Indian Earth observation satellite. Launched alongside 9 nanosatellites.
CUTE-1.7+APD 2 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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