CARTOSAT 2C

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CARTOSAT 2C is classified as:

NORAD ID: 41599

Int'l Code: 2016-040A

Perigee: 506.3 km

Apogee: 524.2 km

Inclination: 97.5 °

Period: 94.8 minutes

Semi major axis: 6886 km

RCS: Unknown

Launch date: June 22, 2016
Source: India (IND)
Launch site: SIRHARIKOTA (SRI)

CARTOSAT 2C is a military Indian satellite able to resolve objects on the ground as small as 60 centimeters (2 feet). ISRO did not disclose the Cartosat 2 series satellite's capabilities or reveal a specific name for the imaging platform. With a launch weight of 1,604 pounds (more than 727 kilograms), the satellite carries visible cameras to capture black-and-white and color imagery during a five-year mission. The imagery sent by the CARTOSAT 2C will be useful for cartographic applications, urban and rural applications, coastal land use and regulation, utility management like road network monitoring, water distribution, creation of land use maps, precision study, change detection to bring out geographical and manmade features, and various other Land Information System (LIS) and Geographical Information System (GIS) applications.

1 41599U 16040A   17232.49398381  .00000656  00000-0  34347-4 0  9991
2 41599  97.4540 293.4379 0012992 205.9413 278.3038 15.19233241 64410

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC