Status
Success
Rocket
Mission Details
SSTL-1
SSTL S1-4 is a sub-one meter resolution Earth observation satellite that will further enhance SSTL’s existing in-orbit observation capabilities.
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 440.0 kg
Sun-Synchronous Orbit
NovaSAR-S
NovaSAR-1 is a technology demonstration satellite mission designed to test the capabilities of a new low cost S-Band SAR platform. The spacecraft was designed and manufactured by SSTL, with an S-Band SAR payload developed by Airbus Defence and Space in Portsmouth, and an Automatic Identification Receiver (AIS) supplied by ComDev to track ships at sea. NovaSAR-1 will be operated from SSTL’s Spacecraft Operations Centre in Guildford, UK.
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 430.0 kg
Polar Orbit
Location
First Launch Pad, Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India
Stats
2018
71st orbital launch attempt
Indian Space Research Organisation
66th mission
4th mission of 2018
53rd successful mission
4th consecutive successful mission
PSLV
44th mission
3rd mission of 2018
41st successful mission
3rd consecutive successful mission