RESOURCESAT 2

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

PAYLOADIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite RESOURCESAT 2 at a glance.

Uptime

5352

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: 101.295 minutes

Inclination: 98.7878 deg

SMA: 7198.094 km

Apoapsis: 824.61 km

Periapsis: 815.308 km

RAAN: 49.8468 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00064616

Argument of periapsis: 43.8405 deg

Mean anomaly: 316.3284 deg

Mean motion: 14.21597005 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00000243 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.00013126035 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Dec. 12, 2025, 10:14 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Dec. 12, 2025, 7:01 a.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 RESOURCESAT 2

TLE line 1: 1 37387U 11015A 25346.29297172 .00000243 00000-0 13126-3 0 9990

TLE line 2: 2 37387 98.7878 49.8468 0006462 43.8405 316.3284 14.21597005759628

Live tracking on map

Real-time ground track for satellite RESOURCESAT 2.

In-orbit conjunctions

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Associated 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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Launch to space PSLV | Resourcesat-2
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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