Key statistics
Satellite RESOURCESAT 2 at a glance.
Uptime
5136
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.2
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
98.8
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for RESOURCESAT 2.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: RESOURCESAT 2
International designator: 2011-015A
Object number (NORAD): 37387
Object ID (CCSDS): 37387
Country: INDIA (IND)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 101.296 minutes
Inclination: 98.8099 deg
SMA: 7198.155 km
Apoapsis: 823.452 km
Periapsis: 816.589 km
RAAN: 196.0835 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0004767
Argument of periapsis: 297.7705 deg
Mean anomaly: 62.2989 deg
Mean motion: 14.2157877 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000176 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00010054 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: May 12, 2025, 2:31 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: May 11, 2025, 9:42 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 RESOURCESAT 2
TLE line 1: 1 37387U 11015A 25131.90471931 .00000176 00000-0 10054-3 0 9999
TLE line 2: 2 37387 98.8099 196.0835 0004767 297.7705 62.2989 14.21578770729169
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite RESOURCESAT 2.
In-orbit conjunctions
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Go to all conjunctionsAssociated space launch
RESOURCESAT 2 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘PSLV | Resourcesat-2’, on board a PSLV space rocket.
The launch took place on April 20, 2011, 4:42 a.m. from Satish Dhawan Space Centre First Launch Pad.
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PSLV | Resourcesat-2
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: April 20, 2011, 4:42 a.m. UTC
Rocket: PSLV
Launch pad: Satish Dhawan Space Centre First Launch Pad
Location: Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India
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