NEXT SPACEFLIGHT
NEXT SPACEFLIGHT

Status

Oceansat-3A

Launch Time
NET November, 2025

Rocket

PSLV-XL
Image Credit: ISRO
ISRO
Status: Active
Price: $31.0 million
Liftoff Thrust: 7,661 kN
Payload to LEO: 3,250 kg
Payload to GTO: 1,410 kg
Stages: 4
Strap-ons: 6
Rocket Height: 44.0 m
Fairing Diameter: 3.2 m
Fairing Height: 8.3 m
Details

Mission Details

Oceansat-3A

Oceansat-3A is an Indian satellite designed along with Oceansat-3 launched in 2022 to provide service continuity for operational users of the Ocean Colour Monitor (OCM) instrument on Oceansat-2. It will also enhance the potential of applications in other areas. The main objectives of OceanSat-3A are to study surface winds and ocean surface strata, observation of chlorophyll concentrations, monitoring of phytoplankton blooms, and study atmospheric aerosols and suspended sediments in the water.

Payloads: 1
Sun-Synchronous Orbit

Location

First Launch Pad, Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India

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