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TIRSAT
Thermal Infrared Imaging Technology Demonstrator · Commercial/University Operator
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TIRSAT, a technology demonstration satellite testing a compact thermal infrared imaging payload for future Earth observation missions, capable of detecting heat signatures invisible to standard optical cameras — useful for spotting wildfires, industrial thermal anomalies, and urban heat patterns from orbit.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Low Earth Orbitcan appear as a fast-moving star at dawn or dusk
- Altitude
- 406–410 mi (653–660 km)
- Inclination
- 98.0°
- One orbit
- 97.7 minutes14.7 orbits a day
- NORAD ID
- 58989
- Int’l designator
- 2024-032C
- Launched
- 2024
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.
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