PROBA 3

Launch Success

Liftoff Time (GMT)

10:34:00

Thursday December 5, 2024

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PROBA 3

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PROBA-3 composes of two independent, three-axis stabilized spacecraft flying 150 meters from one another with the ability to accurately control the attitude and separation of the two craft. It will be maintained for 6 hours, creating ″artificial solar eclipse″ for the satellite below. The spacecraft pair will fly a highly elliptical orbit divided between periods of accurate formation flying around apogee, when payload operations will be possible, and periods of free flight. The length of the formation control period will be a trade-off involving the increasing amount of fuel needed to maintain the orbits in formation when away from apogee.

Elliptical

2 Payloads

550 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


61st

Mission

2nd

Mission of 2024

Indian Space Research Organisation


95th

Mission

4th

Mission of 2024

2024


236th

Orbital launch attempt