Earth resources
NORAD ID: 36795
Int'l Code: 2010-035A
Perigee: 623.8 km
Apogee: 643.3 km
Inclination: 97.9 °
Period: 97.4 minutes
Semi major axis: 7011 km
Launch date: July 12, 2010
Source: India (IND)
Comments: Cartosat 2B is India's third satellite with a peak imaging resolution of less than one meter. The 1,530 pound (694 kg) spacecraft's black-and-white camera has a resolution of 0.8 meters, or approximately 2.6 feet, giving users close views of cities, neighborhoods, natural resources and military sites around the world. The imagery will have applications in resource mapping, urban planning, transportation studies, water monitoring, and crop inventories, according to ISRO.
Two Line Element Set (TLE):
1 36795U 10035A 15061.72321391 .00000585 00000-0 86835-4 0 9992
2 36795 097.9081 121.6684 0013904 215.3550 144.6739 14.78662096250428
Source: AFSPC
NASA's NSSDC Master Catalog entry for CARTOSAT 2B
