Indian Space Research OrganizationPSLV-CASatish Dhawan Space Centre Second Launch Pad, Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India

AGILE

Launched

April 23, 2007

Launch Successful

Summary

AGILE launched on an Indian Space Research Organization PSLV-CA from Satish Dhawan Space Centre Second Launch Pad, Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India on April 23, 2007. It was Indian Space Research Organization's 23rd launch, 2nd this year and humanity's 4,832nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 1st PSLV-CA flight. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). AGILE, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 530 × 560 km orbit inclined 2.5°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.

Watch: No webcast on record.
Vehicle: PSLV-CA · Indian Space Research Organization
Booster: No booster details on record.
Mission: Astrophysics · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Milestone: 1st PSLV-CA flightIndian Space Research Organization's 23rd launch2nd this yearhumanity's 4,832nd orbital launch attempt15th orbital launch attempt this year

Flight preview

Orbit: as tracked

2.5°Inclination

530 × 560 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements

95.4 minPeriodfrom mean elements

301.5°Ascending node

7115 d agoElement epoch2007-04-23 12:37 UTC · stale

AGILE · NORAD 31135 · 2007-013 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects

Show the numbers

Object: TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
Object ID: 2007-013A
Epoch: 2007-04-23 12:37:27 UTC
Mean motion: 15.09370495 rev/day
Eccentricity: 0.0021505
Inclination: 2.4697°
Ascending node: 301.47°
Arg. of perigee: 13.5613°
Mean anomaly: 346.4397°
Element set: 999
Rev at epoch: 2
B*: 0

Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.

Catalogued objects

2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; none still in orbit

AGILE · NORAD 31135 · re-entered February 13, 2024

PSLV-C8 PS4 · re-entered July 18, 2022

Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org

About this launch

AGILE (Astro rivelatore Gamma a Immagini Leggero) is an Italian high-energy astrophysics mission dedicated to the observation of the gamma-ray Universe.

Pad

Map of Satish Dhawan Space Centre Second Launch Pad

Satish Dhawan Space Centre Second Launch Pad, Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India

3rd launch from Satish Dhawan Space Centre Second Launch Pad, 1st this year · 23rd from Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India

33 launches from this pad · 105 from Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India

286 days after the previous launch from this pad

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Questions

When did AGILE launch?

AGILE launched on April 23, 2007. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.

Where can I watch AGILE?

No webcast is on record for this launch.

What rocket launched AGILE?

PSLV-CA, flown by Indian Space Research Organization. PSLV-CA spec sheet

Where did AGILE launch from?

Satish Dhawan Space Centre Second Launch Pad, Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India.

What orbit did AGILE reach?

AGILE, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 530 × 560 km orbit inclined 2.5°.

How many satellites did AGILE launch?

1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).