SEEDS

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

PAYLOADIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite SEEDS at a glance.

Uptime

6223

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 15.2

Per day

Orbit

SSO

Sun Synchronous Orbit

Inclination

97.7

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Satellite identification and parameters

Extended collection of information and parameters for SEEDS.

Object identification

Identified? True

Debris? False

Object name: SEEDS

International designator: 2008-021J

Object number (NORAD): 32791

Object ID (CCSDS): 32791

Country: JAPAN (JPN)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: SMALL

Orbital parameters

Period: 94.861 minutes

Inclination: 97.726 deg

SMA: 6889.974 km

Apoapsis: 512.844 km

Periapsis: 510.835 km

RAAN: 111.3245 deg

Eccentricy: 0.0001458

Argument of periapsis: 263.4899 deg

Mean anomaly: 96.6168 deg

Mean motion: 15.1801602 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00012424 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.00061364 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: May 11, 2025, 10:56 p.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: May 11, 2025, 9:42 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 SEEDS

TLE line 1: 1 32791U 08021J 25131.90453029 .00012424 00000-0 61364-3 0 9993

TLE line 2: 2 32791 97.7260 111.3245 0001458 263.4899 96.6168 15.18016020926222

Live tracking on map

Real-time ground track for satellite SEEDS.

In-orbit conjunctions

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Associated space launch

Indian Earth observation satellite. Launched alongside 9 nanosatellites.

SEEDS 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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