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Indian Space Research OrganizationLaunch SuccessfulEarth SciencePSLV XL
Launched 2017-06-23 03:59 UTCSatish Dhawan Space Centre First Launch Pad, Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India
Success
Reached Sun-Synchronous Orbit
Worldwide
38th
orbital launch attempt in 2017
Indian Space Research Organization
4th
launch this year
Satish Dhawan Space Centre First Launch Pad
2nd
launch from this pad this year
Pad turnaround
128 d
since the pad's previous launch
Cartosat-2E is seventh of Cartosat series of Earth observation satellites to be deployed in 500 km sun-synchronous orbit. Its main purpose is to collect high resolution large-scale maps which will be used for urban planning, infrastructure development, utilities planning and traffic management.
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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