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IRNSS-1I — Live Satellite Tracking (NORAD 43286)

Track IRNSS-1I (NORAD catalog number 43286) 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 2018, launched on the 35th orbital launch of that year (COSPAR designation 2018-035A). As of this element set it had completed roughly 3,132 revolutions of Earth.

Moving at about 3.08 km/s, IRNSS-1I flies a geosynchronous orbit roughly 35,786 km up: its 23.9-hour period matches Earth's rotation, but at 29.0° inclination it is not geostationary — seen from the ground it traces a daily figure-eight around a fixed longitude, swinging about 29° north and south of the equator. The orbit is essentially circular (eccentricity 0.0021). Its 29.0° inclination keeps its ground track over the tropics and lower mid-latitudes. Its orbital plane crosses the equator northbound at right ascension 72.3°.

Orbital elements

Orbit regime	inclined geosynchronous orbit (IGSO)
Perigee × apogee altitude	~35,702 km × 35,883 km
Inclination	29.04°
Orbital period	1436.0 min (1.00 rev/day)
Eccentricity	0.00214
Element set epoch	2026-10-18
COSPAR designation	2018-035A
NORAD catalog number	43286

This page's orbital elements come from the CelesTrak catalog of 2026-10-23. 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-1I is one of 4,802 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-1I from the ground?

Not with the naked eye. At its altitude IRNSS-1I 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 the “When can I see it?” panel in the live view.

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