NEXT SPACEFLIGHT

Status

Success

Cartosat-2, SRE-1 & Rideshares

Launch Time
Wed Jan 10, 2007 03:54 UTC

First flight of hardware upgrade, first launch of reentry capsule (SRE).

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

Cartosat-2

Cartosat-2 is an Earth observation satellite in a sun-synchronous orbit and the second of the Cartosat series of satellites. The satellite was built, launched, and maintained by the Indian Space Research Organisation. Weighing around 680 kg at launch, its applications will mainly be towards cartography in India.

Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 684.0 kg
Sun-Synchronous Orbit

SRE-1

The Space Capsule Recovery Experiment (SCRE or more commonly SRE or SRE-1) is an Indian experimental spacecraft from Sriharikota by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). It remained in orbit for 12 days before re-entering the Earth's atmosphere and splashing down into the Bay of Bengal at 04:16 UTC on January 22.

Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 550.0 kg
Low Earth Orbit

LAPAN-TUBsat

Lapan- TUBSat is Indonesia’s first remote sensing satellite, made by the experts from National Institute of Aeronautics and Space (Lembaga Penerbangan dan Antariksa Nasional, Lapan) and Technical University Berlin (TUB) Germany. The uses of the satellite are for Indonesian natural resources observation and weather forecast for the Indonesian area.

Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 56.0 kg
Sun-Synchronous Orbit

PEHUENSAT-1

Small sat.

Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 6.0 kg
Sun-Synchronous Orbit

Location

First Launch Pad, Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India

Stats

2007

1st orbital launch attempt

Indian Space Research Organisation

22nd mission
1st mission of 2007
13th successful mission
1st consecutive successful mission

PSLV

10th mission
1st mission of 2007
8th successful mission
6th consecutive successful mission