CARBONITE 1 (CBNT-1)

NORAD 40718· COSPAR 2015-032D· Active satellite· Earth Observation· SSO

Launch

Launched on Jul 10, 2015 from Satish Dhawan Space Centre First Launch Pad, India aboard a PSLV XL.

PSLV XL | DMC-3A, DMC-3B, DMC-3C, CBNT-1 & DeOrbitSAIL →

Live · TLE epoch 2026-09-09 03:29 UTC

Orbit class

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

Operator

Surrey Satellite Technology

Country

United Kingdom

Manufacturer

Surrey Satellite Technology

Launched

Jul 10, 2015

Mass

91 kg

Apogee

632 km

Perigee

611 km

Inclination

97.66°

Period

1.62 h

Altitude history

Apogee and perigee for CARBONITE 1 (CBNT-1) across 103 days of archived orbital elements (104 element sets, one per day).

Trend

Stable

Change

-0.9 km

Rate

-0.01 km/day

Now

611 × 632 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 2015-032 (PSLV XL | DMC-3A, DMC-3B, DMC-3C, CBNT-1 & DeOrbitSAIL).

DMC3-FM1 · 40715
DMC3-FM2 · 40716
DMC3-FM3 · 40717

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