Status
Success
Rocket
Mission Details
PROBA 3
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.
Payloads: 2
Total Mass: 550.0 kg
Elliptical
Location
First Launch Pad, Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India
Stats
2024
236th orbital launch attempt
Indian Space Research Organisation
95th mission
4th mission of 2024
80th successful mission
13th consecutive successful mission
PSLV
61st mission
2nd mission of 2024
58th successful mission
20th consecutive successful mission