OCEANSAT 2

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OCEANSAT 2 is classified as:

Earth resources

NORAD ID: 35931

Int'l Code: 2009-051A

Perigee: 729.5 km

Apogee: 730.6 km

Inclination: 98.3 °

Period: 99.3 minutes

Semi major axis: 7101 km

RCS: 4.282 m² (large)

Launch date: September 23, 2009
Source: India (IND)
Launch site: SRIHARIKOTA (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   19235.48002737  .00000045  00000-0  22543-4 0  9996
2 35931  98.3017 329.7117 0000730 180.1416 179.9779 14.50836503525064

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC