IRS-P5 (CARTOSAT-1)

MilitaryLEOSSOPolarIndia

IRS-P5 (CARTOSAT-1) is a military satellite, as listed in Jonathan McDowell's GCAT catalogue, with ownership listed as India in CelesTrak's catalogue, currently in low Earth orbit, around 600 km altitude. It completes one orbit of Earth roughly every 97 minutes at an inclination of 97.5°. It was launched in 2005. Track its live position and see when it passes over your location on azmth.

Orbital data

NORAD ID: 28649
COSPAR ID: 2005-017A
Type: Military
Orbit: LEO
Perigee (lowest): 600 km
Apogee (highest): 602 km
Inclination: 97.53°
Orbital period: 97 min
Launch year: 2005
Owner (CelesTrak): India

Orbital data updated: 2026-10-18 · from CelesTrak, refreshed every 2 hours.

Who operates it

IndiaLIVEMission ended 5 May 2019

Optical imaging

GCAT lists it as Cartosat-1.

Independent assessment

GCAT classes it as a military satellite for optical imaging and records its mission as ended on 5 May 2019 (17 Oct 2026).

Data: GCAT · CC BY 4.0 Class, mission and status adapted from GCAT by Jonathan McDowell, CC BY 4.0, data update 17 Oct 2026.

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About LEO orbit

Low Earth Orbit. Up to 2,000 km altitude. Where most satellites live including the ISS (~420 km), Starlink (~550 km), and Earth observation. Orbital period roughly 90 minutes.