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CARTOSAT-2D
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One of India's high-cadence Cartosat-2 series satellites providing continuous sub-meter mapping imagery. The series demonstrates India's mature space manufacturing capability — producing complex optical imaging satellites on an annual schedule with high reliability, supporting both civilian infrastructure and defense mapping requirements.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Low Earth Orbitcan appear as a fast-moving star at dawn or dusk
- Altitude
- 317–320 mi (510–515 km)
- Inclination
- 97.4°
- One orbit
- 94.7 minutes15.2 orbits a day
- NORAD ID
- 41948
- Int’l designator
- 2017-008A
- Launched
- 2017
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.
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