Key statistics
Satellite SEEDS at a glance.
Uptime
6280
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: 94.784 minutes
Inclination: 97.7277 deg
SMA: 6886.24 km
Apoapsis: 511.993 km
Periapsis: 504.217 km
RAAN: 169.5829 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0005646
Argument of periapsis: 80.5003 deg
Mean anomaly: 279.6868 deg
Mean motion: 15.19250914 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00009727 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00046445 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, 9:33 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 SEEDS
TLE line 1: 1 32791U 08021J 25188.89820678 .00009727 00000-0 46445-3 0 9996
TLE line 2: 2 32791 97.7277 169.5829 0005646 80.5003 279.6868 15.19250914934795
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite SEEDS.
In-orbit conjunctions
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Go to all conjunctionsAssociated 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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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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