NEXT SPACEFLIGHT

Status

Success

Resourcesat-1

Launch Time
Fri Oct 17, 2003 04:52 UTC

Launch took place despite heavy rain.

Rocket

PSLV-G
ISRO
Status: Retired
Price: $25.0 million
Liftoff Thrust: 6,887 kN
Payload to LEO: 3,250 kg
Payload to GTO: 1,410 kg
Stages: 4
Strap-ons: 6
Rocket Height: 44.5 m
Fairing Diameter: 3.2 m
Fairing Height: 8.3 m

Mission Details

Resourcesat-1

Resourcesat-1 (also known as IRS-P6) is an advanced remote-sensing satellite built by the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO). The tenth satellite of ISRO in the IRS series, Resourcesat-1 is intended to not only continue the remote sensing data services provided by IRS-1C and IRS-1D, both of which have far outlived their designed mission lives but also vastly enhance the data quality.

Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 1,360.0 kg
Polar Orbit

Location

First Launch Pad, Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India

Stats

2003

47th orbital launch attempt

Indian Space Research Organisation

18th mission
2nd mission of 2003
10th successful mission
4th consecutive successful mission

PSLV

8th mission
1st mission of 2003
6th successful mission
4th consecutive successful mission