GSAT 17, 42815
Orbit data source: Space-Track
GSAT 17, 42815 is a payload satellite owned by ISRO (IN) in GEO that was launched on Wed, 28 Jun 2017 UTC via an ARIANE 5ECA launch vehicle from the French Guiana (FRGUI). Payload-class satellites include a variety of spacecraft equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.
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Identifier
Orbit
Country
IN / INDRelated business
Manufacturer
ISRO SAC/Banga
Mission
Operational Civil Communications
Bus & Motor
I3K, ISRO LAM
Mass
3,477 kg wet, ~1,400 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 2 Pan, 10.0 m
Radar Cross Section
15.081 m², Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 18 hours ago
TLE from 18 hours ago
0 GSAT 17
1 42815U 17040B 25346.08082603 -.00000249 00000-0 00000-0 0 9995
2 42815 0.0607 102.6458 0007055 160.1886 300.8047 1.00273239 30910Epoch: 2025-12-12T01:56Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-12T01:56:23.368Z)
Latitude
0.04201°
Longitude
93.43939°
Altitude
35,770.38 km
Speed
3.076 km/s
True Right ascension
13h 34m 15s
True Declination
0° 02' 31"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
18:45:10
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
35,817.005 km
Perigee altitude
35,757.51 km
Semi-major axis
42,165.395 km
Eccentricity
0.00071
Inclination
0.0607°
RAAN
102.6458°
Arg. of periapsis
160.1886°
True anomaly
300.73523°
Mean anomaly
300.8047°
Eccentric anomaly
300.76997°
Mean motion
0.25067 °/min
Orbital period
1,436.13 mins
BSTAR
0
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Other satellites on launch #40 in the year 2017 (2017-06-28 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.GSAT 17 Visibility
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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