Astrosat & Rideshares

Launch Success

Liftoff Time (GMT)

04:30:00

Monday September 28, 2015

Mission Details

Launch Notes

Launch of India's first dedicated multi-wavelength space observatory and ISRO's first launch of US satellites.

LAPAN-A2

Wiki

The mission for LAPAN-A2 or LAPAN-ORARI is Earth observation using RGB camera, maritime traffic monitoring using an automatic identification system (AIS) which can know about name and flag of the ship registered, ship type, physical and tonnage of the ship, correct and current route, departure and arrival port, and amateur radio communication (text and voice; ORARI is Indonesian Amateur Radio Organization).

Low Earth Orbit

1 Payload

68 kilograms

exactView 9

Wiki

exactView 9 (EV 9) will form part of the exactEarth (COM DEV) AIS constellation to monitor ship movements through busy shipping channels and harbours and to provide information on global shipping movements.

Sun-Synchronous Orbit

1 Payload

6 kilograms

Astrosat

Wiki

Astrosat is India's first dedicated multi-wavelength space telescope. A number of astronomy research institutions in India, and abroad have jointly built instruments for the satellite. Important areas requiring coverage include studies of astrophysical objects ranging from nearby solar system objects to distant stars and objects at cosmological distances; timing studies of variables ranging from pulsations of hot white dwarfs to those of active galactic nuclei can be conducted with Astrosat as well, with time scales ranging from milliseconds to days. Astrosat is a multi-wavelength astronomy mission on an IRS-class satellite into a near-Earth, equatorial orbit. The five instruments on board cover the visible (320–530 nm), near UV (180–300 nm), far UV (130–180 nm), soft X-ray (0.3–8 keV and 2–10 keV) and hard X-ray (3–80 keV and 10–150 keV) regions of the electromagnetic spectrum.

Low Earth Orbit

1 Payload

1,513 kilograms

Lemur-2 n°1 to 4

Wiki

Observation satellites.

Low Earth Orbit

4 Payloads

16 kilograms

Rocket

Active
PSLV-XL

Active Since 2008

Indian Space Research Organisation logo

Agency

ISRO

Price

$31.00 million

Rocket

Height: 44m

Payload to Orbit

LEO: 3,250 kg

GTO: 1,410 kg

Liftoff Thrust

7,661 Kilonewtons

Fairing

Diameter: 3.2m

Height: 8.3m

Stages

4

Strap-ons

6

Launch Site

First Launch Pad

Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India

Fastest Turnaround

25 days 5 hours

Stats

PSLV


31st

Mission

3rd

Mission of 2015

Indian Space Research Organisation


49th

Mission

4th

Mission of 2015

2015


55th

Orbital launch attempt