NEXT SPACEFLIGHT

Status

Success

Cartosat-2C & Rideshares

Launch Time
Wed Jun 22, 2016 03:55 UTC

Rocket

PSLV-XL
ISRO
Status: Active
Price: $31.0 million
Liftoff Thrust: 7,661 kN
Payload to LEO: 3,250 kg
Payload to GTO: 1,410 kg
Stages: 4
Strap-ons: 6
Rocket Height: 44.0 m
Fairing Diameter: 3.2 m
Fairing Height: 8.3 m

Mission Details

Cartosat-2C

Cartosat-2C is an Earth observation satellite in a sun-synchronous orbit and is a fifth flight unit of Cartosat series of satellites. The satellite is built at space application centre Ahemdabad, launched and maintained by the Indian Space Research Organisation.

Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 728.0 kg
Sun-Synchronous Orbit

Rideshares

Other payloads were launched:
- SkySat 3
- BIROS
- M3MSat
- LAPAN A3
- GHGSat D
- Flock-2p 1 à 12
- SathyabamaSat
- Swayam
- BeeSat 4

Payloads: 20
Total Mass: 539.0 kg
Sun-Synchronous Orbit

Location

Second Launch Pad, Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India

Stats

2016

40th orbital launch attempt

Indian Space Research Organisation

54th mission
4th mission of 2016
42nd successful mission
22nd consecutive successful mission

PSLV

36th mission
4th mission of 2016
34th successful mission
32nd consecutive successful mission