SEEDS

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

PAYLOADIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite SEEDS at a glance.

Uptime

6389

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: 94.554 minutes

Inclination: 97.7417 deg

SMA: 6875.108 km

Apoapsis: 501.171 km

Periapsis: 492.775 km

RAAN: 281.4866 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00061059

Argument of periapsis: 69.7437 deg

Mean anomaly: 290.4455 deg

Mean motion: 15.22942377 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00022335 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.00095208402 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, 10:11 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 SEEDS

TLE line 1: 1 32791U 08021J 25297.92495737 .00022335 00000-0 95208-3 0 9996

TLE line 2: 2 32791 97.7417 281.4866 0006106 69.7437 290.4455 15.22942377951368

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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