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Indian Space Research OrganizationLaunch SuccessfulEarth SciencePSLV-CA
Launched 2018-09-16 16:38 UTCSatish Dhawan Space Centre First Launch Pad, Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India
Success
Reached Sun-Synchronous Orbit
Worldwide
71st
orbital launch attempt in 2018
Indian Space Research Organization
4th
launch this year
Satish Dhawan Space Centre First Launch Pad
3rd
launch from this pad this year
Pad turnaround
157 d 18 h
since the pad's previous launch
The NovaSAR-S spacecraft carries a radar imaging instrument, and the mission was developed in partnership between the British government and the British satellite manufacturer SSTL. The SSTL-S1 satellite, also built by SSTL, is a high-resolution optical Earth observation satellite identical to three DMC3/TripleSat reconnaissance craft launched in 2015. Beijing-based 21AT will lease imaging capacity on the SSTL-S1 satellite. There are also several secondary payloads.
Launch Provider
Government · India · Founded 1969 · Chairman V. Narayanan
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is the space agency of the Government of India headquartered in the city of Bangalore. Its vision is to "harness space technology for national development while pursuing space science research and planetary exploration."
Launches
100
Successful
85
85%
Upcoming
21
scheduled
Height
44m
Diameter
2.8m
To low Earth orbit
3,800kg
Liftoff thrust
4,847kN
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