Key statistics
Satellite CARBONITE 1 at a glance.
Uptime
3651
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.8
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
97.6
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for CARBONITE 1.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: CARBONITE 1
International designator: 2015-032D
Object number (NORAD): 40718
Object ID (CCSDS): 40718
Country: UNITED KINGDOM (UK)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: MEDIUM
Orbital parameters
Period: 97.175 minutes
Inclination: 97.6438 deg
SMA: 7001.592 km
Apoapsis: 633.624 km
Periapsis: 613.29 km
RAAN: 17.0327 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0014521
Argument of periapsis: 349.6336 deg
Mean anomaly: 10.4576 deg
Mean motion: 14.81861434 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00001225 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.000161 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, 10:51 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 CARBONITE 1
TLE line 1: 1 40718U 15032D 25188.95255506 .00001225 00000-0 16100-3 0 9993
TLE line 2: 2 40718 97.6438 17.0327 0014521 349.6336 10.4576 14.81861434538331
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite CARBONITE 1.
In-orbit conjunctions
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Go to all conjunctionsAssociated space launch
The Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV), in its thirtieth flight (PSLV-C28), will launch three identical DMC3 optical earth observation satellites. A, B and C. It will also carry two auxiliary satellites from UK. CBNT-1, a technology demonstrator earth observation micro satellite, and De-OrbitSail, a technology demonstrator nano satellite.
CARBONITE 1 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘PSLV XL | DMC-3A, DMC-3B, DMC-3C, CBNT-1 & DeOrbitSAIL’, on board a PSLV-XL space rocket.
The launch took place on July 10, 2015, 4:28 p.m. from Satish Dhawan Space Centre First Launch Pad.
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PSLV XL | DMC-3A, DMC-3B, DMC-3C, CBNT-1 & DeOrbitSAIL
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: July 10, 2015, 4:28 p.m. UTC
Rocket: PSLV-XL
Launch pad: Satish Dhawan Space Centre First Launch Pad
Location: Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India
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