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CARTOSAT-2E
High-Resolution Mapping · ISRO
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Continuing India's steady cadence of high-resolution Earth observation, Cartosat-2E ensures no gap in India's national mapping program. The series demonstrates how a consistent satellite production pipeline — rather than occasional large missions — builds the most valuable long-term Earth observation archives.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Low Earth Orbitcan appear as a fast-moving star at dawn or dusk
- Altitude
- 317–320 mi (510–515 km)
- Inclination
- 97.5°
- One orbit
- 94.7 minutes15.2 orbits a day
- NORAD ID
- 42767
- Int’l designator
- 2017-036C
- Launched
- 2017
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 7 Nov 2026.
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- CAS500-2Earth Observation
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- CASSIOPEIonospheric Science / Data Relay