CARTOSAT 2A

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CARTOSAT 2A is classified as:

Earth resources

NORAD ID: 32783

Int'l Code: 2008-021A

Perigee: 630.1 km

Apogee: 648.4 km

Inclination: 97.8 °

Period: 97.4 minutes

Semi major axis: 7010 km

RCS: 2.3745 m² (large)

Launch date: April 28, 2008
Source: India (IND)
Launch site: SRIHARIKOTA (SRI)

Cartosat 2A is a 1,521-pound [690-kg] satellite built to snap images of Earth along with Cartosat 2, a predecessor launched in January 2007. Both craft carry cameras capable of producing images showing objects as small as about three feet [one meter], according to the Indian Space Research Organization, the operator of the satellites. The addition of Cartosat 2A will give the tandem quicker response times and provide more timely imagery to users. The information will be used mostly by civil government agencies and military forces, according to Indian media reports.

1 32783U 08021A   26074.96498189  .00001058  00000-0  14949-3 0  9991
2 32783  97.7769 126.8087 0013080  58.3381 301.9105 14.79114237965022

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC