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Satellite · NORAD 41948 · COSPAR 2017-008A

CARTOSAT-2D

ActivePayloadLEOEarth observation derived

Altitude now

520.5km

SGP4 propagation

Velocity

7.61km/s

Inclination

97.40°

Period

94.8 min

94.8 min

Perigee

505km

Apogee

510km

orbit freshOrbit updated 9 h ago · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 15:17 UTC (5.3 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.

Ground track of CARTOSAT-2DCARTOSAT-2D
LIVE · SGP4

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Latitude
59.257° N
Longitude
154.130° W
Altitude
520.5 km
Velocity
7.607 km/s
  • past 45 min
  • next 90 min
  • first fix from server render · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 15:17 UTC

Mission

Mission & classification

Mission type derived
Earth observation
Object type
Payload
SATCAT ops status
Operational [+]
Radar cross-section
2.2 m²
Constellation membership derived
Cartosat / RISAT / EOS via name_pattern

CelesTrak groups

Aliases

  • CARTOSAT-2DCelestrak

Ownership

Operator & country

Operator
ISRO
SATCAT owner code
IND · India
Country
India IN

Launch

Launch

Launch page
Launch date
15 Feb 2017
COSPAR launch id
2017-008

Objects from the same launch · 40+

All objects from launch 2017-008

Change log

History

FieldChangeSourceDate
Owner CodeINDCelestrak Satcat11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC
Orbit ClassLEOCelestrak11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC

Regulatory

UN registration

UN Register of Objects Launched into Outer Space (UNOOSA) — connector planned, not yet ingested; registration unavailable

Transparency

Sources & provenance

All sources
  • 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

FieldSourceObservedConfidence
Canonical NameCelesTrak SATCAT11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC100%
Decay DateCelesTrak SATCAT11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC100%
Launch DateCelesTrak SATCAT11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC100%
Object TypeCelesTrak SATCAT11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC100%
Orbital ElementsCelesTrak11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC100%
Owner CodeCelesTrak SATCAT11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC100%
StatusCelesTrak SATCAT11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC100%

Timeline

Events

All 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
41948
COSPAR / international designator
2017-008A
SatelliteIndex id
sat_01M28X2SWY7BJXFXBAARKWTH0E
Canonical slug
cartosat-2d-41948

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.