Key statistics
Satellite CUTE-1.7+APD II at a glance.
Uptime
6280
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 15.0
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 II.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: CUTE-1.7+APD II
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: 95.704 minutes
Inclination: 97.7854 deg
SMA: 6930.732 km
Apoapsis: 560.279 km
Periapsis: 544.915 km
RAAN: 160.2487 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0011084
Argument of periapsis: 113.971 deg
Mean anomaly: 246.2677 deg
Mean motion: 15.04645231 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00004363 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00031451 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 8, 2025, 2:27 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 7, 2025, 8:53 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 CUTE-1.7+APD II
TLE line 1: 1 32785U 08021C 25188.87068488 .00004363 00000-0 31451-3 0 9992
TLE line 2: 2 32785 97.7854 160.2487 0011084 113.9710 246.2677 15.04645231933337
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite CUTE-1.7+APD II.
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 II 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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