Key statistics
Satellite PSLV R/B at a glance.
Uptime
3239
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 PSLV R/B.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: PSLV R/B
International designator: 2016-074B
Object number (NORAD): 41878
Object ID (CCSDS): 41878
Country: INDIA (IND)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 101.118 minutes
Inclination: 98.6426 deg
SMA: 7189.721 km
Apoapsis: 813.587 km
Periapsis: 809.584 km
RAAN: 19.8768 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0002784
Argument of periapsis: 162.2225 deg
Mean anomaly: 197.9052 deg
Mean motion: 14.24081184 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000213 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00011173932 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Oct. 19, 2025, 10:30 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Oct. 19, 2025, 5:28 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 PSLV R/B
TLE line 1: 1 41878U 16074B 25292.22789713 .00000213 00000-0 11174-3 0 9998
TLE line 2: 2 41878 98.6426 19.8768 0002784 162.2225 197.9052 14.24081184460674
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite PSLV R/B.
In-orbit conjunctions
A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object PSLV R/B.
Associated 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.
PSLV R/B 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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