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Designator id: 2008-021A

Description of CARTOSAT 2A Satellite:

CartoSat 2A is the primary Indian remote sensing craft among the fleet of 10 satellites that were launched by a PSLV 9 rocket from Sriharikota in southeastern coast of India at 03:54 UT on 28 April 2008. The 690 kg, 900 W, triaxially stabilized craft carries a panchromatic camera to provide 0.5-0.85 micron images at one meter resolution in a swath of 9.6 km. It can be steered along track as well as across track to enable repeated images of a chosen site, frequently. The images will be used in rural and urban planning.

Technical data:
Launch Date: 2008-04-28
Launch Vehicle: PSLV-CA
Launch Site: Sriharikota, India
Mass: 690.0 kg
Nominal Power: 900.0 W
Funding Agencies:
Indian Space Research Organization (India)

Disciplines:
Earth Science

Source: Nasa

Two Line Element Set (TLE):

1 32783U 08021A   12339.02672872  .00071312  00000-0  96162-2 0  1022
2 32783 097.8859 035.7743 0013459 273.9750 085.9896 14.78703881248393

Last TLE update on :2012-12-04

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