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CARTOSAT-2A
High-Resolution Cartographic Imaging · ISRO
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India's sub-meter mapping satellite — sharp enough to count parked cars or assess earthquake damage. India has built a Cartosat production line, launching successive upgraded satellites to maintain uninterrupted high-resolution mapping of its vast territory and the broader region.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Low Earth Orbitcan appear as a fast-moving star at dawn or dusk
- Altitude
- 390–400 mi (627–644 km)
- Inclination
- 97.8°
- One orbit
- 97.3 minutes14.8 orbits a day
- NORAD ID
- 32783
- Int’l designator
- 2008-021A
- Launched
- 2008
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.
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