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IRNSS-1E — Live Satellite Tracking (NORAD 41241)
Track IRNSS-1E (NORAD catalog number 41241) live on the WatchSat interactive 3D globe above. Its position is propagated in real time from the latest CelesTrak two-line element set using the SGP4/SDP4 orbital model — the same math professional trackers run. It has been on orbit since 2016, launched on the 3rd orbital launch of that year (COSPAR designation 2016-003A). As of this element set it had completed roughly 3,890 revolutions of Earth.
Moving at about 3.08 km/s, IRNSS-1E flies a geosynchronous orbit roughly 35,786 km up: its 23.9-hour period matches Earth's rotation, but at 33.4° inclination it is not geostationary — seen from the ground it traces a daily figure-eight around a fixed longitude, swinging about 33° north and south of the equator. The orbit is essentially circular (eccentricity 0.0021). Its 33.4° inclination keeps its ground track over the tropics and lower mid-latitudes. Its orbital plane crosses the equator northbound at right ascension 58.6°.
Orbital elements
| Orbit regime | inclined geosynchronous orbit (IGSO) |
|---|---|
| Perigee × apogee altitude | ~35,704 km × 35,880 km |
| Inclination | 33.42° |
| Orbital period | 1436.0 min (1.00 rev/day) |
| Eccentricity | 0.00209 |
| Element set epoch | 2026-09-06 |
| COSPAR designation | 2016-003A |
| NORAD catalog number | 41241 |
This page's orbital elements come from the CelesTrak catalog of 2026-09-08. The live 3D view above fetches its own current CelesTrak data when the page opens, through an edge cache that refreshes roughly every 30 minutes.
About the Other Active Satellites group
IRNSS-1E is one of 4,471 active satellites in WatchSat's general catalog — the broad population of Earth-observation, communications, science, amateur-radio and technology spacecraft outside the giant broadband constellations. Browse all other active satellites live in 3D.
Can you see IRNSS-1E from the ground?
Not with the naked eye. At its altitude IRNSS-1E is far beyond unaided visibility — following satellites this high takes a telescope and good timing. You can still track it precisely in the live 3D view above, or check pass predictions for your location.
Related satellites
Nearest catalog neighbors of IRNSS-1E in the Other Active Satellites group — usually craft from the same or adjacent launches:
- JASON-3 (NORAD 41240)
- BELINTERSAT-1 (NORAD 41238)
- GAOFEN-4 (NORAD 41194)
- EXPRESS-AMU1 (NORAD 41191)
- ORBCOMM FM116 (NORAD 41189)
- ORBCOMM FM117 (NORAD 41188)
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