ALSAT-2A

NORAD 36798· COSPAR 2010-035D· Active satellite· Other / Unclassified· SSO

Launch

Launched on Jul 12, 2010 from Satish Dhawan Space Centre First Launch Pad, India aboard a PSLV-CA.

PSLV-CA | Cartosat-2B, AlSat-2A, StudSat, AISSat-1, TIsat-1 →

Live · TLE epoch 2026-10-24 06:51 UTC

Orbit class

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

Operator

—

Country

Algeria

Manufacturer

—

Launched

Jul 12, 2010

Mass

—

Apogee

652 km

Perigee

649 km

Inclination

97.77°

Period

1.63 h

Altitude history

Apogee and perigee for ALSAT-2A across 59 days of archived orbital elements (60 element sets, one per day).

Trend

Stable

Change

-0.2 km

Rate

-0.00 km/day

Now

649 × 652 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

2 other catalogued objects still in orbit from launch 2010-035 (PSLV-CA | Cartosat-2B, AlSat-2A, StudSat, AISSat-1, TIsat-1).

CARTOSAT-2B · 36795
TISAT 1 · 36799

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