OCEANSAT 2

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OCEANSAT 2 is classified as:

Earth resources

NORAD ID: 35931

Int'l Code: 2009-051A

Perigee: 732.1 km

Apogee: 733.5 km

Inclination: 98.3 °

Period: 99.3 minutes

Semi major axis: 7103 km

RCS: 4.282 m² (large)

Launch date: September 23, 2009
Source: India (IND)
Launch site: SIRHARIKOTA (SRI)

OCEANSAT-2 is an Indian remote sensing satellite envisaged to provide service continuity for the operational users of OCM (Ocean Color Monitor) data as well as to enhance the application potential in other areas. The main objectives of OceanSat-2 are to study surface winds and ocean surface strata, observation of chlorophyll concentrations, monitoring of phytoplankton blooms, study of atmospheric aerosols and suspended sediments in the water.

1 35931U 09051A   16271.82040649  .00000170  00000-0  54377-4 0  9994
2 35931  98.3152   3.6177 0001024 277.8286  82.2792 14.50843265371416

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC