CANX-2

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

PAYLOADIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite CANX-2 at a glance.

Uptime

6389

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 CANX-2.

Object identification

Identified? True

Debris? False

Object name: CANX-2

International designator: 2008-021H

Object number (NORAD): 32790

Object ID (CCSDS): 32790

Country: CANADA (CA)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: SMALL

Orbital parameters

Period: 95.804 minutes

Inclination: 97.8391 deg

SMA: 6935.555 km

Apoapsis: 566.702 km

Periapsis: 548.137 km

RAAN: 268.9355 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00133838

Argument of periapsis: 112.6903 deg

Mean anomaly: 247.5738 deg

Mean motion: 15.03076056 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00006398 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.0004782226 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Oct. 25, 2025, 3:11 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Oct. 24, 2025, 9:57 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 CANX-2

TLE line 1: 1 32790U 08021H 25297.91473097 .00006398 00000-0 47822-3 0 9999

TLE line 2: 2 32790 97.8391 268.9355 0013384 112.6903 247.5738 15.03076056949437

Live tracking on map

Real-time ground track for satellite CANX-2.

In-orbit conjunctions

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Associated space launch

Indian Earth observation satellite. Launched alongside 9 nanosatellites.

CANX-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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Launch to space PSLV | Cartosat 2A
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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