UWE-2

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

PAYLOADIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite UWE-2 at a glance.

Uptime

5766

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 14.6

Per day

Orbit

SSO

Sun Synchronous Orbit

Inclination

98.4

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Satellite identification and parameters

Extended collection of information and parameters for UWE-2.

Object identification

Identified? True

Debris? False

Object name: UWE-2

International designator: 2009-051D

Object number (NORAD): 35934

Object ID (CCSDS): 35934

Country: GERMANY (GER)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: SMALL

Orbital parameters

Period: 98.668 minutes

Inclination: 98.4332 deg

SMA: 7073.109 km

Apoapsis: 698.505 km

Periapsis: 691.443 km

RAAN: 80.6117 deg

Eccentricy: 0.0004992

Argument of periapsis: 229.3001 deg

Mean anomaly: 130.7764 deg

Mean motion: 14.59443208 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00000526 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.0001212 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: July 6, 2025, 6:05 p.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: July 6, 2025, 4:26 a.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 UWE-2

TLE line 1: 1 35934U 09051D 25187.18491390 .00000526 00000-0 12120-3 0 9999

TLE line 2: 2 35934 98.4332 80.6117 0004992 229.3001 130.7764 14.59443208838376

Live tracking on map

Real-time ground track for satellite UWE-2.

In-orbit conjunctions

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Associated space launch

Oceansat-2 is an earth observation and oceanography satellite operated by ISRO.

UWE-2 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘PSLV | Oceansat-2’, on board a PSLV space rocket.

The launch took place on Sept. 23, 2009, 6:21 a.m. from Satish Dhawan Space Centre First Launch Pad.

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Launch to space PSLV | Oceansat-2
PSLV | Oceansat-2

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: Sept. 23, 2009, 6:21 a.m. UTC

Rocket: PSLV

Launch pad: Satish Dhawan Space Centre First Launch Pad

Location: Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India

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