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Cartosat-2D & 103 others

Launched

February 15, 2017

Launch Successful

Summary

Cartosat-2D & 103 others launched on an Indian Space Research Organization PSLV XL from Satish Dhawan Space Centre First Launch Pad, Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India on February 15, 2017. It was Indian Space Research Organization's 54th launch, 1st this year and humanity's 5,624th orbital launch attempt. It was the 16th PSLV XL flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). Cartosat-2 Series Satellite, one of 106 catalogued objects, reached a 499 × 516 km orbit inclined 97.5°. 106 objects from this launch are catalogued, 104 of them payloads.

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PSLV XL · Indian Space Research Organization
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No booster details on record.
Mission
Earth Science · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
Milestone
16th PSLV XL flight · 1st this yearIndian Space Research Organization's 54th launch1st this yearhumanity's 5,624th orbital launch attempt9th orbital launch attempt this year

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Orbit: as tracked

97.5°Inclination
499 × 516 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements
94.6 minPeriodfrom mean elements
107.9°Ascending node
3530 d agoElement epoch2017-02-15 05:16 UTC · stale

Cartosat-2 Series Satellite · NORAD 41948 · 2017-008 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 106 objects

Show the numbers for orbit elements
Object
TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
Object ID
2017-008A
Epoch
2017-02-15 05:16:58 UTC
Mean motion
15.21878486 rev/day
Eccentricity
0.0012579
Inclination
97.5126°
Ascending node
107.8568°
Arg. of perigee
253.9687°
Mean anomaly
190.7429°
Element set
999
Rev at epoch
0
B*
0

Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: SSO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.

Catalogued objects

106 catalogued: 104 payloads, 1 rocket stage, 1 debris; 1 still in orbit

  • Cartosat-2 Series Satellite · NORAD 41948 · in orbit
  • INS-1A · NORAD 41949 · re-entered October 3, 2023
  • Flock 3p-20 · NORAD 41950 · re-entered March 7, 2023
  • Flock 3p-8 · NORAD 41951 · re-entered March 22, 2023
  • Flock 3p-51 · NORAD 41952 · re-entered February 20, 2023
  • Flock 3p-37 · NORAD 41953 · re-entered December 13, 2022
  • INS-1B · NORAD 41954 · re-entered October 13, 2023
  • Flock 3p-19 · NORAD 41955 · re-entered December 13, 2022
  • Flock 3p-24 · NORAD 41956 · re-entered July 26, 2023
  • Flock 3p-18 · NORAD 41957 · re-entered November 29, 2022
  • Flock 3p-22 · NORAD 41958 · re-entered December 14, 2022
  • Flock 3p-21 · NORAD 41959 · re-entered January 7, 2023
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  • Flock 3p-28 · NORAD 41960 · re-entered February 3, 2023
  • Flock 3p-26 · NORAD 41961 · re-entered December 7, 2022
  • Flock 3p-17 · NORAD 41962 · re-entered November 16, 2022
  • Flock 3p-27 · NORAD 41963 · re-entered December 30, 2022
  • Flock 3p-25 · NORAD 41964 · re-entered January 10, 2023
  • Flock 3p-4 · NORAD 41965 · re-entered January 15, 2023
  • Flock 3p-2 · NORAD 41966 · re-entered January 25, 2023
  • Flock 3p-1 · NORAD 41967 · re-entered November 8, 2022
  • Flock 3p-3 · NORAD 41968 · re-entered March 20, 2023
  • Flock 3p-6 · NORAD 41969 · re-entered December 8, 2022
  • Flock 3p-7 · NORAD 41970 · re-entered October 28, 2022
  • Flock 3p-5 · NORAD 41971 · re-entered December 7, 2022
  • Flock 3p-12 · NORAD 41972 · re-entered January 13, 2023
  • Flock 3p-9 · NORAD 41973 · re-entered January 27, 2023
  • Flock 3p-10 · NORAD 41974 · re-entered January 6, 2023
  • Flock 3p-11 · NORAD 41975 · re-entered January 8, 2023
  • Flock 3p-60 · NORAD 41976 · re-entered March 7, 2023
  • Flock 3p-58 · NORAD 41977 · re-entered January 3, 2023
  • Flock 3p-57 · NORAD 41978 · re-entered January 14, 2023
  • Flock 3p-75 · NORAD 41979 · re-entered January 7, 2023
  • Flock 3p-70 · NORAD 41980 · re-entered March 20, 2023
  • Flock 3p-73 · NORAD 41981 · re-entered November 29, 2022
  • Flock 3p-88 · NORAD 41982 · re-entered January 6, 2023
  • Flock 3p-85 · NORAD 41983 · re-entered December 28, 2022
  • Flock 3p-79 · NORAD 41984 · re-entered February 7, 2023
  • Flock 3p-86 · NORAD 41985 · re-entered February 16, 2023
  • Flock 3p-36 · NORAD 41986 · re-entered January 25, 2023
  • Flock 3p-30 · NORAD 41987 · re-entered February 17, 2023
  • Flock 3p-34 · NORAD 41988 · re-entered February 14, 2023
  • Flock 3p-35 · NORAD 41989 · re-entered January 27, 2023
  • Flock 3p-33 · NORAD 41990 · re-entered March 22, 2023
  • Lemur-2-Jobanputra · NORAD 41991 · re-entered July 11, 2023
  • Lemur-2-Spire-Minions · NORAD 41992 · re-entered May 17, 2023
  • Lemur-2-Satchmo · NORAD 41993 · re-entered November 2, 2023
  • Lemur-2-Smita-Sharad · NORAD 41994 · re-entered May 23, 2023
  • Lemur-2-RDeaton · NORAD 41995 · re-entered November 29, 2023
  • Lemur-2-Tachikoma · NORAD 41996 · re-entered June 6, 2023
  • Lemur-2-NoguesCorreig · NORAD 41997 · re-entered May 25, 2023
  • Lemur-2-Mia-Grace · NORAD 41998 · re-entered November 15, 2023
  • NegevSat · NORAD 41999 · re-entered February 24, 2023
  • Dido-2 · NORAD 42000 · re-entered July 12, 2024
  • Flock 3p-49 · NORAD 42001 · re-entered February 3, 2023
  • Flock 3p-67 · NORAD 42002 · re-entered December 28, 2022
  • Flock 3p-68 · NORAD 42003 · re-entered February 21, 2023
  • Flock 3p-41 · NORAD 42004 · re-entered December 19, 2022
  • Flock 3p-45 · NORAD 42005 · re-entered January 4, 2023
  • Flock 3p-48 · NORAD 42006 · re-entered January 31, 2023
  • Flock 3p-43 · NORAD 42007 · re-entered February 12, 2023
  • Flock 3p-42 · NORAD 42008 · re-entered February 8, 2023
  • Flock 3p-61 · NORAD 42009 · re-entered February 3, 2023
  • Flock 3p-40 · NORAD 42010 · re-entered March 14, 2023
  • Flock 3p-16 · NORAD 42011 · re-entered January 27, 2023
  • Flock 3p-14 · NORAD 42012 · re-entered February 8, 2023
  • Flock 3p-53 · NORAD 42013 · re-entered December 14, 2022
  • Flock 3p-54 · NORAD 42014 · re-entered February 7, 2023
  • PEASSS · NORAD 42015 · re-entered December 1, 2023
  • Al-Farabi 1 · NORAD 42016 · re-entered July 25, 2023
  • Emirates OSCAR 88 · NORAD 42017 · re-entered July 20, 2023
  • Flock 3p-23 · NORAD 42018 · re-entered January 18, 2023
  • Flock 3p-76 · NORAD 42019 · re-entered February 7, 2023
  • Flock 3p-69 · NORAD 42020 · re-entered January 27, 2023
  • Flock 3p-84 · NORAD 42021 · re-entered February 18, 2023
  • Flock 3p-59 · NORAD 42022 · re-entered December 29, 2022
  • Flock 3p-32 · NORAD 42023 · re-entered January 21, 2023
  • Flock 3p-71 · NORAD 42024 · re-entered December 31, 2022
  • Flock 3p-77 · NORAD 42025 · re-entered February 18, 2023
  • Flock 3p-80 · NORAD 42026 · re-entered February 13, 2023
  • Flock 3p-66 · NORAD 42027 · re-entered January 31, 2023
  • Flock 3p-65 · NORAD 42028 · re-entered January 20, 2023
  • Flock 3p-50 · NORAD 42029 · re-entered January 20, 2023
  • Flock 3p-52 · NORAD 42030 · re-entered January 3, 2023
  • Flock 3p-46 · NORAD 42031 · re-entered February 28, 2023
  • Flock 3p-47 · NORAD 42032 · re-entered January 16, 2023
  • Flock 3p-44 · NORAD 42033 · re-entered February 28, 2023
  • Flock 3p-64 · NORAD 42034 · re-entered January 20, 2023
  • Flock 3p-63 · NORAD 42035 · re-entered January 28, 2023
  • Flock 3p-62 · NORAD 42036 · re-entered December 28, 2022
  • Flock 3p-38 · NORAD 42037 · re-entered January 10, 2023
  • Flock 3p-39 · NORAD 42038 · re-entered February 7, 2023
  • Flock 3p-15 · NORAD 42039 · re-entered January 16, 2023
  • Flock 3p-13 · NORAD 42040 · re-entered December 28, 2022
  • Flock 3p-55 · NORAD 42041 · re-entered January 27, 2023
  • Flock 3p-56 · NORAD 42042 · re-entered December 28, 2022
  • Flock 3p-81 · NORAD 42043 · re-entered February 7, 2023
  • Flock 3p-87 · NORAD 42044 · re-entered February 28, 2023
  • Flock 3p-29 · NORAD 42045 · re-entered December 21, 2022
  • Flock 3p-82 · NORAD 42046 · re-entered December 22, 2022
  • Flock 3p-78 · NORAD 42047 · re-entered December 4, 2022
  • Flock 3p-74 · NORAD 42048 · re-entered March 29, 2023
  • Flock 3p-31 · NORAD 42049 · re-entered February 28, 2023
  • Flock 3p-83 · NORAD 42050 · re-entered February 7, 2023
  • Flock 3p-72 · NORAD 42051 · re-entered January 19, 2023

PSLV-C37 PS4 · re-entered October 6, 2024

Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org

About this launch

Cartosat 2D is a remote sensing satellite for ISRO and is tasked with land observation from sun-synchronous orbit. It is launched along with 103 small satellites of foreign companies and research groups. Among these, 88 cubesats are Earth-imaging Dove satellites operated by Planet Labs company.

Related page: PSLV-C37 - WikipediaRelated page: PSLV-C37 / Cartosat -2 Series Satellite - ISRO

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Map of Satish Dhawan Space Centre First Launch Pad

Satish Dhawan Space Centre First Launch Pad, Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India

38th launch from Satish Dhawan Space Centre First Launch Pad, 1st this year · 58th from Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India

64 launches from this pad · 105 from Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India

69 days after the previous launch from this pad

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Questions

When did Cartosat-2D & 103 others launch?

Cartosat-2D & 103 others launched on February 15, 2017. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.

Where can I watch Cartosat-2D & 103 others?

Coverage: The launch of PSLV–C37/CARTOSAT – 2 Series Satellite - Live. Watch the replay

What rocket launched Cartosat-2D & 103 others?

PSLV XL, flown by Indian Space Research Organization. PSLV XL spec sheet

Where did Cartosat-2D & 103 others launch from?

Satish Dhawan Space Centre First Launch Pad, Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India.

What orbit did Cartosat-2D & 103 others reach?

Cartosat-2 Series Satellite, one of 106 catalogued objects, reached a 499 × 516 km orbit inclined 97.5°.

How many satellites did Cartosat-2D & 103 others launch?

104 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 1 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).