RUBIN 8/PSLV

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

PAYLOADIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite RUBIN 8/PSLV at a glance.

Uptime

6223

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: 96.963 minutes

Inclination: 98.1225 deg

SMA: 6991.388 km

Apoapsis: 630.28 km

Periapsis: 596.226 km

RAAN: 119.2558 deg

Eccentricy: 0.0024354

Argument of periapsis: 198.0899 deg

Mean anomaly: 161.9451 deg

Mean motion: 14.8510667 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00001246 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.00015173 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: May 11, 2025, 10:21 p.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: May 11, 2025, 9:45 a.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 RUBIN 8/PSLV

TLE line 1: 1 32792U 08021K 25131.40659910 .00001246 00000-0 15173-3 0 9993

TLE line 2: 2 32792 98.1225 119.2558 0024354 198.0899 161.9451 14.85106670919447

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.

Target Orbit TCA Probability of collision Miss distance Type
CZ-6A DEB SSO 2025-03-08 18:41:14 0.001326939 413.0 (m) DEBRIS
SL-14 R/B LEO 2025-01-11 10:26:47 0.00123422 873.0 (m) ROCKET BODY
PEGASUS DEB LEO 2024-11-16 15:27:57 0.0001022154 429.0 (m) DEBRIS
FENGYUN 1C DEB SSO 2024-11-11 21:30:33 0.000148505 473.0 (m) DEBRIS

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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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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