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OCEANSAT-2
Ocean Observation · ISRO
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India's ocean wind satellite monitors the Indian Ocean — the birthplace of the monsoon that waters the subcontinent. Its scatterometer measures wind vectors precisely enough to predict monsoon onset timing and intensity, critical for agricultural planning across South Asia where a late monsoon triggers food insecurity for hundreds of millions.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Low Earth Orbitcan appear as a fast-moving star at dawn or dusk
- Altitude
- 552–566 mi (888–910 km)
- Inclination
- 98.2°
- One orbit
- 102.8 minutes14.0 orbits a day
- NORAD ID
- 35931
- Int’l designator
- 2009-051A
- Launched
- 2009
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.