Key statistics
Satellite RUBIN 8/PSLV at a glance.
Uptime
6280
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: 96.954 minutes
Inclination: 98.1243 deg
SMA: 6990.976 km
Apoapsis: 630.475 km
Periapsis: 595.207 km
RAAN: 177.8647 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0025224
Argument of periapsis: 17.6747 deg
Mean anomaly: 342.5339 deg
Mean motion: 14.85237906 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000922 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00011364 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, 9:01 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 RUBIN 8/PSLV
TLE line 1: 1 32792U 08021K 25188.87584996 .00000922 00000-0 11364-3 0 9995
TLE line 2: 2 32792 98.1243 177.8647 0025224 17.6747 342.5339 14.85237906927977
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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