Satellite · NORAD 32783 · COSPAR 2008-021A
CARTOSAT-2A
- Operator ISRO
- Constellation Cartosat / RISAT / EOS
- Country India
Altitude now
631.5km
SGP4 propagation
Velocity
7.55km/s
Inclination
97.76°
Period
97.3 min
97.3 min
Perigee
623km
Apogee
639km
orbit freshOrbit updated 9 h ago · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 13:26 UTC (7.1 h old)· Metadata updated 9 h ago
Live position
Ground track & current position
Propagated client-side every 5 s from the latest element set (SGP4). Accuracy degrades with element age.
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- Latitude
- 40.759° N
- Longitude
- 171.941° W
- Altitude
- 631.5 km
- Velocity
- 7.550 km/s
- past 45 min
- next 90 min
- first fix from server render · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 13:26 UTC
Mission
Mission & classification
Ownership
Operator & country
Launch
Launch
- Launch date
- 28 Apr 2008
- COSPAR launch id
- 2008-021
- Launch site
- Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota
Objects from the same launch · 10
- PSLV DEB32797DebrisDecayed
- NTS (CANX-6)32784PayloadUnknown
- CUTE-1.7+APD II (CO-65)32785PayloadActive
- IMS-132786PayloadUnknown
- COMPASS-132787PayloadDecayed
- AAUSAT-II32788PayloadDecayed
- DELFI-C3 (DO-64)32789PayloadDecayed
- CANX-232790PayloadActive
- SEEDS II (CO-66)32791PayloadActive
- RUBIN-8 & PSLV R/B32792PayloadUnknown
Change log
History
| Field | Change | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owner Code | ∅ → IND | Celestrak Satcat | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC |
| Orbit Class | ∅ → LEO | Celestrak | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC |
Regulatory
UN registration
Transparency
Sources & provenance
CelesTrakcommunity
Orbital data courtesy of CelesTrak (Dr. T.S. Kelso).
last sync 9 h ago
CelesTrak SATCATcommunity
Satellite catalog data courtesy of CelesTrak.
last sync 9 h ago
Field provenance
| Field | Source | Observed | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canonical Name | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Decay Date | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Launch Date | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Object Type | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Orbital Elements | CelesTrak | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Owner Code | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Status | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
Timeline
Events
No events detected for this object yet. Launches, decays and orbit changes are generated by the derived-analytics connector.
Reference
Identifiers
- NORAD catalogue number
- 32783
- COSPAR / international designator
- 2008-021A
- SatelliteIndex id
- sat_01M28X2SWVN8HVCRKVKG2Q7P26
- Canonical slug
- cartosat-2a-32783
Orbit class, mission type and constellation membership are derived by SatelliteIndex (Earth observation) — see the methodology. Positions are propagated estimates, not tracking measurements; never use them for conjunction assessment.