Status
Success
RISAT-2 & ANUSAT
Launch Time
Mon Apr 20, 2009 01:15 UTC
Mon Apr 20, 2009 01:15 UTC
India's first radar imaging satellite, RISAT.
Rocket
Mission Details
RISAT-2
RISAT-2, or Radar Imaging Satellite 2 is an Indian radar reconnaissance satellite that is part of India's RISAT programme.
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 300.0 kg
Sun-Synchronous Orbit
ANUSAT
The Anna University Satellite, or ANUSAT was an Indian student research microsatellite designed, developed & integrated at Aerospace Engineering, Madras Institute of Technology (MIT), Chromepet, Anna University. Students and faculties of Madras Institute of Technology and College of Engineering, Guindy were involved in the design of ANUSAT.
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 40.0 kg
Low Earth Orbit
Location
Second Launch Pad, Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India
Stats
2009
21st orbital launch attempt
Indian Space Research Organisation
28th mission
1st mission of 2009
18th successful mission
4th consecutive successful mission
PSLV
15th mission
1st mission of 2009
13th successful mission
11th consecutive successful mission