India's military satellites
overhead24 follows 14 working satellites that GCAT classes as military and gives to India: 10 in low Earth orbit and 4 in geostationary orbit. In the last 30 days the event log recorded 9 orbit changes and 1 approach involving its military satellites. On 21 October 2026 they were predicted to pass over the fighting in 32 conflict areas 184 times, most often over Mali.
By orbit
from each satellite's newest elements| In low Earth orbit | 10 |
| In geostationary orbit | 4 |
By mission
GCAT categoriesImaging (optical)
9 workingSignals intelligence
1 workingOrbit changes
last 30 daysChanges in orbit size or tilt between two public element sets larger than that kind of orbit shows between updates: the satellite fired its engines.
- CARTOSAT 2D changed orbit: tilt changed by 0.02°15 Oct, 08:36 UTC
- CARTOSAT 3 changed orbit: orbit raised by 0.5 km13 Oct, 02:50 UTC
- CARTOSAT 2E changed orbit: tilt changed by 0.02°12 Oct, 22:34 UTC
- CARTOSAT 2D changed orbit: orbit raised by 0.1 km, tilt changed by 0.02°10 Oct, 10:03 UTC
- CARTOSAT 2E changed orbit: tilt changed by 0.02°9 Oct, 04:28 UTC
- CARTOSAT 2D changed orbit: tilt changed by 0.02°9 Oct, 00:51 UTC
- CARTOSAT 2D changed orbit: orbit raised by 0.1 km, tilt changed by 0.02°7 Oct, 23:34 UTC
- CARTOSAT 2E changed orbit: orbit raised by 0.1 km, tilt changed by 0.02°6 Oct, 21:08 UTC
- CARTOSAT 2D changed orbit: tilt changed by 0.02°5 Oct, 13:05 UTC
Approaches
last 30 daysPairs in nearly the same orbit, one of them a military satellite, getting closer: the distance a day before and at the screening.
- GSAT 6 is closing on GS-1: 553 km a day ago, 473 km now20 Oct, 09:26 UTC
Geostationary satellites
positions on 21 October 2026| Satellite | Longitude | Drift |
|---|---|---|
| GSAT 7A | 62.8°E | stationed |
| GSAT 7 | 74.0°E | stationed |
| CMS 03 | 74.0°E | stationed |
| GSAT 6 | 82.4°E | stationed |
Over conflict areas, 21 October 2026
predicted passesHow often India's working military satellites pass over places where UCDP recorded fighting this year, in the UTC day. Arrows: the last 7 days against the 7 before.
- Mali14passes
- Sudan13passes
- Russian Federation12passes
- Ukraine10passes
- Iran10passes
- Somalia10passes
- Nigeria9passes
- Pakistan9passes
- Colombia8passes
- Myanmar7passes
- Afghanistan7passes
- Mexico6passes
- Central African Republic6passes
- Venezuela6passes
- Philippines6passes
- Burkina Faso5passes
- Iraq5passes
- Democratic Republic of the Congo5passes
- South Sudan4passes
- Syria4passes
- Niger4passes
- Ethiopia4passes
- Indonesia3passes
- Yemen3passes
- Thailand3passes
- Lebanon2passes
- Kenya2passes
- Chad2passes
- Palestine2passes
- Algeria1passes
- Haiti1passes
- Cameroon1passes
Other countries
by working military satellites
Military class, mission and country: GCAT by Jonathan McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Working means CelesTrak lists it as operational, partly operational, backup, spare or on an extended mission, or it launched after CelesTrak's last list. Orbits, orbit changes, approaches and geostationary positions: worked out by overhead24 from Space-Track.org elements. Conflict areas: UCDP. See military satellites over conflict areas and how overhead24 works.