GSAT-7A
Launch
Launched on Dec 19, 2018 from Satish Dhawan Space Centre Second Launch Pad, India aboard a GSLV Mk. II.
GSLV Mk II | GSAT-7A →
Live · TLE epoch 2026-09-08 10:58 UTC
Orbit class
GEO — Geostationary (~35,786 km, equatorial)
Operator
Indian Space Research Organisation
Country
India
Manufacturer
Indian Space Research Organisation
Launched
Dec 19, 2018
Mass
2,250 kg
Apogee
35,803 km
Perigee
35,787 km
Inclination
0.01°
Period
23.94 h
Summary from Wikipedia (CC-BY-SA 4.0)
GSAT-7A is an advanced military communications satellite meant primarily for the Indian Air Force with Indian Army using 30% of capacity.
Full article on Wikipedia →Altitude history
Apogee and perigee for GSAT-7A across 103 days of archived orbital elements (105 element sets, one per day).
Trend
Stable
Change
+0.6 km
Rate
+0.01 km/day
Now
35787 × 35803 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.
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