Payload (satellite)
CARTOSAT-2C
CARTOSAT-2C is a satellite launched 2016-06-22 by India.
About
Cartosat-2C is an Earth observation satellite in a Sun-synchronous orbit (SSO) and is a fifth flight unit of Cartosat series of satellites. It is a geostationary satellite and appears stationary over a place on the earth. The satellite is built at space application centre Ahmedabad, launched and maintained by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). It was launched on 22 June 2016.
Right now
Dotted: where it has been. Solid: the next orbit and a half. Orbit data from CelesTrak, map from NASA Blue Marble. All credits
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Facts
NORAD ID41599
International designator2016-040A
TypePayload (satellite)
StatusOperational
OwnerIndia
Launch date2016-06-22
Launch siteSriharikota, India
Orbital period94.8 min
Inclination97.43°
Apogee515 km
Perigee501 km