OCEANSAT 2

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OCEANSAT 2 is classified as:

Earth resources

NORAD ID: 35931

Int'l Code: 2009-051A

Perigee: 891.0 km

Apogee: 914.6 km

Inclination: 98.3 °

Period: 102.9 minutes

Semi major axis: 7273 km

RCS: 4.282 m² (large)

Launch date: September 23, 2009
Source: India (IND)
Launch site: SRIHARIKOTA (SRI)

OCEANSAT-2 is an Indian remote sensing satellite envisaged to provide service continuity for the operational users of OCM (Ocean Color Monitor) data as well as to enhance the application potential in other areas. The main objectives of OceanSat-2 are to study surface winds and ocean surface strata, observation of chlorophyll concentrations, monitoring of phytoplankton blooms, study of atmospheric aerosols and suspended sediments in the water.

1 35931U 09051A   24139.61602706 -.00000049  00000-0 -76180-5 0  9995
2 35931  98.2658 191.2526 0016263 215.9704 144.0369 13.99459521773083

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC