Key statistics
Satellite RESOURCESAT 2A at a glance.
Uptime
3077
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.2
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
98.6
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for RESOURCESAT 2A.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: RESOURCESAT 2A
International designator: 2016-074A
Object number (NORAD): 41877
Object ID (CCSDS): 41877
Country: INDIA (IND)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 101.289 minutes
Inclination: 98.6062 deg
SMA: 7197.849 km
Apoapsis: 821.402 km
Periapsis: 818.027 km
RAAN: 203.0966 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0002344
Argument of periapsis: 104.4929 deg
Mean anomaly: 255.6508 deg
Mean motion: 14.21669417 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000167 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.000095626 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: May 11, 2025, 2:40 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: May 10, 2025, 9:45 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 RESOURCESAT 2A
TLE line 1: 1 41877U 16074A 25130.90658120 .00000167 00000-0 95626-4 0 9993
TLE line 2: 2 41877 98.6062 203.0966 0002344 104.4929 255.6508 14.21669417437149
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Real-time ground track for satellite RESOURCESAT 2A.
In-orbit conjunctions
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Go to all conjunctionsAssociated space launch
Resourcesat-2A is a remote sensing satellite, third in the program of the same name. It is intended to provide data continuity for users as a follow on mission to Resourcesat-2.
RESOURCESAT 2A was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘PSLV XL | Resourcesat-2A’, on board a PSLV-XL space rocket.
The launch took place on Dec. 7, 2016, 4:54 a.m. from Satish Dhawan Space Centre First Launch Pad.
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PSLV XL | Resourcesat-2A
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Dec. 7, 2016, 4:54 a.m. UTC
Rocket: PSLV-XL
Launch pad: Satish Dhawan Space Centre First Launch Pad
Location: Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India
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