Key statistics
Satellite IMS-1 at a glance.
Uptime
6341
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 15.0
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 IMS-1.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: IMS-1
International designator: 2008-021D
Object number (NORAD): 32786
Object ID (CCSDS): 32786
Country: INDIA (IND)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: MEDIUM
Orbital parameters
Period: 95.948 minutes
Inclination: 97.906 deg
SMA: 6942.509 km
Apoapsis: 566.509 km
Periapsis: 562.238 km
RAAN: 223.561 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00030765
Argument of periapsis: 40.8784 deg
Mean anomaly: 319.2669 deg
Mean motion: 15.00818323 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00006965 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00055284354 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, 9:28 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 IMS-1
TLE line 1: 1 32786U 08021D 25248.89494100 .00006965 00000-0 55284-3 0 9996
TLE line 2: 2 32786 97.9060 223.5610 0003077 40.8784 319.2669 15.00818323940501
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite IMS-1.
In-orbit conjunctions
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Go to all conjunctionsAssociated space launch
Indian Earth observation satellite. Launched alongside 9 nanosatellites.
IMS-1 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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