Satellite · NORAD 41599 · COSPAR 2016-040A
CARTOSAT-2C
- Operator ISRO
- Constellation Cartosat / RISAT / EOS
- Country India
Altitude now
535.3km
SGP4 propagation
Velocity
7.59km/s
Inclination
97.44°
Period
94.8 min
94.8 min
Perigee
502km
Apogee
514km
orbit freshOrbit updated 9 h ago · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 14:32 UTC (6.0 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
- 66.042° S
- Longitude
- 31.129° E
- Altitude
- 535.3 km
- Velocity
- 7.592 km/s
- past 45 min
- next 90 min
- first fix from server render · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 14:32 UTC
Mission
Mission & classification
Ownership
Operator & country
Launch
Launch
- Launch date
- 22 Jun 2016
- COSPAR launch id
- 2016-040
- Launch site
- Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota
Objects from the same launch · 22
- PSLV DEB41621DebrisDecayed
- SATHYABAMASAT41600PayloadDecayed
- SKYSAT-C141601PayloadActive
- GHGSAT-D41602PayloadDecayed
- LAPAN-A341603PayloadActive
- BIROS41604PayloadDecayed
- M3MSAT41605PayloadDecayed
- FLOCK 2P-641606PayloadDecayed
- SWAYAM41607PayloadDecayed
- FLOCK 2P-1141608PayloadDecayed
- FLOCK 2P-241609PayloadDecayed
- FLOCK 2P-941610PayloadDecayed
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
- 41599
- COSPAR / international designator
- 2016-040A
- SatelliteIndex id
- sat_01M28X2SWY7BJXFXBAARKWTGY4
- Canonical slug
- cartosat-2c-41599
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.