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Indian Space Research OrganizationPSLV XLSatish Dhawan Space Centre First Launch Pad, Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India
Astrosat
Launched
September 28, 2015
Summary
AstroSat launched on an Indian Space Research Organization PSLV XL from Satish Dhawan Space Centre First Launch Pad, Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India on September 28, 2015. It was Indian Space Research Organization's 46th launch, 3rd this year and humanity's 5,497th orbital launch attempt. It was the 10th PSLV XL flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). ASTROSAT, one of 8 catalogued objects, reached a 640 × 658 km orbit inclined 6.0°. 8 objects from this launch are catalogued, 7 of them payloads.
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Astrophysics · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 10th PSLV XL flight · 3rd this yearIndian Space Research Organization's 46th launch3rd this yearhumanity's 5,497th orbital launch attempt55th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
ASTROSAT · NORAD 40930 · 2015-052 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 8 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2015-052A
- Epoch
- 2015-09-28 18:54:47 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.76109362 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0012569
- Inclination
- 5.9961°
- Ascending node
- 25.6324°
- Arg. of perigee
- 1.1177°
- Mean anomaly
- 71.2694°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 9
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO.
Catalogued objects
8 catalogued: 7 payloads, 1 rocket stage; 7 still in orbit
- ASTROSAT · NORAD 40930 · in orbit
- LAPAN-A2/ORARI · NORAD 40931 · in orbit
- Lemur-2-Joel · NORAD 40932 · in orbit
- Lemur-2-Chris · NORAD 40933 · in orbit
- Lemur-2-Jeroen · NORAD 40934 · in orbit
- Lemur-2-Peter · NORAD 40935 · in orbit
- exactView-9 · NORAD 40936
PSLV-C30 PS4 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
AstroSat is India's first dedicated multi-wavelength space observatory, observing simultaneously in ultraviolet, visible and X-rays for ISRO. It launched with Indonesia's LAPAN-A2, Canada's exactView-9 and four Spire Lemur-2 CubeSats.
Pad
Satish Dhawan Space Centre First Launch Pad, Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India
30th launch from Satish Dhawan Space Centre First Launch Pad, 3rd this year · 49th from Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India
64 launches from this pad · 105 from Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India
79 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Satish Dhawan Space Centre, IndiaOpen in maps
Questions
When did AstroSat launch?
AstroSat launched on September 28, 2015. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch AstroSat?
Coverage: ISRO launches PSLV-C30 carrying Astrosat satellite. Watch the replay
What rocket launched AstroSat?
PSLV XL, flown by Indian Space Research Organization. PSLV XL spec sheet
Where did AstroSat launch from?
Satish Dhawan Space Centre First Launch Pad, Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India.
What orbit did AstroSat reach?
ASTROSAT, one of 8 catalogued objects, reached a 640 × 658 km orbit inclined 6.0°.
How many satellites did AstroSat launch?
7 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 6 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).