CANX-2

NORAD 32790· COSPAR 2008-021H· Active satellite· CubeSats & Tech Demos· SSO

Launch

Launched on Apr 28, 2008 from Satish Dhawan Space Centre Second Launch Pad, India aboard a PSLV-CA.

PSLV | Cartosat 2A →

Live · TLE epoch 2026-09-09 11:27 UTC

Orbit class

SSO — Sun-Synchronous (LEO at 96–102° inclination)

Operator

University of Toronto Institute for Aerospace Studies

Country

Canada

Manufacturer

University of Toronto Institute for Aerospace Studies

Launched

Apr 28, 2008

Mass

3.5 kg

Apogee

560 km

Perigee

544 km

Inclination

97.87°

Period

1.59 h

Altitude history

Apogee and perigee for CANX-2 across 103 days of archived orbital elements (104 element sets, one per day).

Trend

Decaying

Change

-2.0 km

Rate

-0.02 km/day

Now

544 × 560 km

Apogee Perigee

Derived from our own archive of CelesTrak orbital elements, sampled every 3 hours. Short windows show drag and station-keeping; they are not a reentry prediction.

Launched with

3 other catalogued objects still in orbit from launch 2008-021 (PSLV | Cartosat 2A).

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