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Indian Space Research OrganizationLaunch SuccessfulEarth SciencePSLV XL
Launched 2017-02-15 03:58 UTCSatish Dhawan Space Centre First Launch Pad, Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India
Success
Reached Sun-Synchronous Orbit
Worldwide
9th
orbital launch attempt in 2017
Indian Space Research Organization
1st
launch this year
Satish Dhawan Space Centre First Launch Pad
1st
launch from this pad this year
Pad turnaround
69 d 23 h
since the pad's previous launch
Cartosat 2D is a remote sensing satellite for ISRO and is tasked with land observation from sun-synchronous orbit. It is launched along with 103 small satellites of foreign companies and research groups. Among these, 88 cubesats are Earth-imaging Dove satellites operated by Planet Labs company.
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
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