OCEANSAT 2

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OCEANSAT 2 is classified as:

Earth resources

NORAD ID: 35931

Int'l Code: 2009-051A

Perigee: 727.7 km

Apogee: 732.3 km

Inclination: 98.3 °

Period: 99.3 minutes

Semi major axis: 7100 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   18290.82442674 +.00000081 +00000-0 +31598-4 0  9992
2 35931 098.3051 024.1990 0003213 116.2953 243.8572 14.50856887480061

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC