NEXT SPACEFLIGHT

Status

Success

Cartosat-2B & Rideshares

Launch Time
Mon Jul 12, 2010 03:52 UTC

Rocket

PSLV-CA
ISRO
Status: Active
Price: $21.0 million
Liftoff Thrust: 4,847 kN
Stages: 4
Strap-ons: 0
Rocket Height: 44.0 m
Fairing Diameter: 3.2 m
Fairing Height: 8.3 m

Mission Details

Cartosat-2B

CARTOSAT 2B is an Earth observation satellite in a sun-synchronous orbit and the fourth of the Cartosat series of satellites.

Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 694.0 kg
Sun-Synchronous Orbit

ALSAT-2A

EADS Astrium signed in February 2006 a contract with the Algerian National Space Technology Centre (CNTS) for the development of the ALSAT-2 system, which consists of two optical observation satellites. ALSAT-2 is the first Earth observation satellite system from the AstroSat-100 family to be built using the Myriade platform.

Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 117.0 kg
Sun-Synchronous Orbit

AISSat-1

AISSat-1 is a satellite used to receive Automatic Identification System (AIS) signals.

Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 7.0 kg
Sun-Synchronous Orbit

TIsat-1

Students and staff of SUPSI-DTI have designed and built the first Swiss all-SUP-made student-class satellite, TIsat 1.

Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 1.0 kg
Sun-Synchronous Orbit

STUDSAT

StudSat is a CubeSat satellite designed by students. This project was conceptualised and project managed by undergraduate students across India.

Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 1.0 kg
Sun-Synchronous Orbit

Location

First Launch Pad, Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India

Stats

2010

37th orbital launch attempt

Indian Space Research Organisation

31st mission
2nd mission of 2010
20th successful mission
1st consecutive successful mission

PSLV

17th mission
1st mission of 2010
15th successful mission
13th consecutive successful mission