NORAD 43864
GSAT 7A
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Identity
- NORAD ID
- 43864
- International designator
- 2018-105A
- Launch date
- Dec 19, 2018
- Launch site
- SIRHARIKOTA
- Radar size (RCS)
- Large (over 1 m²)
Radio
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Active transmitters from SatNOGS DB, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Your station
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Live
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Upcoming passes
Next 48 h · your local timeUse your location to predict passes.
Mutual visibility
With another station · next 48 hUse your location to find mutual windows.
Transmitters
Nominal · add location for Doppler-
Recent receptions
SatNOGS Network-
Orbit data
- TLE epoch
- 2026-11-01 21:53:41 UTC
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Radio data from SatNOGS DB and SatNOGS Network, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Its orbit in 3D
Goes round Earth once every 23.9 hours, on an orbit tilted 0.0° from the equator, between 35,794 and 35,805 km up. Earth is drawn to scale.
Drag to turn · pinch to zoom · it moves live
About GSAT 7A
GSAT 7A is a satellite from India, launched on Dec 19, 2018 from Sirharikota.
It sits in geostationary orbit about 35,800 km above the equator near 63°E, turning with Earth so it stays over the same spot.
The map shows where it is right now; the pass list tells you when it next comes over your location.
GSAT-7A · Indian military communications satellite
- Operated by
- Indian Space Research Organisation
- Built by
- Indian Space Research Organisation
- Mass
- 2,250 kg
Wikipedia article ↗ · Names and facts: Wikidata (CC0).
Orbit height over the past year
Over the last 22 days its lowest point went from 35,776 km to 35,775 km. Sudden rises are engine burns that lift the orbit; slow declines are drag from the thin upper atmosphere.
From Space-Track element sets, one point a day.