Key statistics
Satellite RUBIN 8/PSLV at a glance.
Uptime
6388
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.9
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
98.1
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for RUBIN 8/PSLV.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: RUBIN 8/PSLV
International designator: 2008-021K
Object number (NORAD): 32792
Object ID (CCSDS): 32792
Country: GERMANY (GER)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 96.931 minutes
Inclination: 98.1355 deg
SMA: 6989.865 km
Apoapsis: 629.438 km
Periapsis: 594.022 km
RAAN: 288.1833 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00253341
Argument of periapsis: 26.1598 deg
Mean anomaly: 334.089 deg
Mean motion: 14.85592153 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00002298 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00027081419 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Oct. 24, 2025, 2:48 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Oct. 23, 2025, 10:14 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 RUBIN 8/PSLV
TLE line 1: 1 32792U 08021K 25296.92707215 .00002298 00000-0 27081-3 0 9993
TLE line 2: 2 32792 98.1355 288.1833 0025334 26.1598 334.0890 14.85592153944015
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite RUBIN 8/PSLV.
In-orbit conjunctions
A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object RUBIN 8/PSLV.
Associated space launch
Indian Earth observation satellite. Launched alongside 9 nanosatellites.
RUBIN 8/PSLV 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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