Key statistics
Satellite RESOURCESAT 2A at a glance.
Uptime
3134
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.2
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
98.7
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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: 101.293 minutes
Inclination: 98.7034 deg
SMA: 7198.043 km
Apoapsis: 821.588 km
Periapsis: 818.228 km
RAAN: 257.9712 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0002334
Argument of periapsis: 54.4594 deg
Mean anomaly: 305.68 deg
Mean motion: 14.21612046 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000085 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00005881 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 5, 2025, 10:36 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 5, 2025, 8:36 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 RESOURCESAT 2A
TLE line 1: 1 41877U 16074A 25186.85859976 .00000085 00000-0 58810-4 0 9993
TLE line 2: 2 41877 98.7034 257.9712 0002334 54.4594 305.6800 14.21612046445109
Live tracking on map
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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