Microsat-R & Kalamsat v2

Launch Success

Liftoff Time (GMT)

18:07:00

Thursday January 24, 2019

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Launch Notes

First flight of PSLV in the DL configuration.

Microsat-R

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Microsat-R is an small Indian satellite built for the Indian military Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO), likely as a target satellite for ASAT testing. The satellite has a launch mass of 740 kg and orbits the earth at a height of 274 km. Reportedly it was built by a handful of DRDO laboratories, not by ISRO.

Sun-Synchronous Orbit

1 Payload

150 kilograms

Kalamsat v2

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Kalamsat is a technology evaluation and amateur communications satellite based on the last stage of the PSLV launch vehicle. This mission uses a modified version of the rocket's upper stage that allows it to serve as a long-term platform in orbit for experiments. A student-built payload called Kalamsat was incorporated into the upper stage for this launch.

Sun-Synchronous Orbit

1 Payload

1 kilograms

Rocket

Active
PSLV-DL

Active Since 2019

Indian Space Research Organisation logo

Agency

ISRO

Rocket

Height: 44m

Liftoff Thrust

5,867 Kilonewtons

Fairing

Diameter: 3.2m

Height: 8.3m

Stages

4

Strap-ons

2

Launch Site

First Launch Pad

Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India

Fastest Turnaround

25 days 5 hours

Stats

PSLV


46th

Mission

1st

Mission of 2019

Indian Space Research Organisation


70th

Mission

1st

Mission of 2019

2019


7th

Orbital launch attempt