Indian Space Research OrganizationPSLVSatish Dhawan Space Centre First Launch Pad, Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India
Resourcesat-2
Launched
April 20, 2011
Image: Indian Space Research Organisation
Summary
Resourcesat-2 launched on an Indian Space Research Organization PSLV from Satish Dhawan Space Centre First Launch Pad, Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India on April 20, 2011. It was Indian Space Research Organization's 33rd launch, 1st this year and humanity's 5,122nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 11th PSLV flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). The tracked orbit of Resourcesat-2, one of 4 catalogued objects, from April 25, 2011, was 828 × 831 km inclined 98.8°. 4 objects from this launch are catalogued, 3 of them payloads.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- PSLV · Indian Space Research Organization
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
- Milestone
- 11th PSLV flight · 1st this yearIndian Space Research Organization's 33rd launch1st this yearhumanity's 5,122nd orbital launch attempt16th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Resourcesat-2 · NORAD 37387 · 2011-015 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- RESOURCESAT 2
- Object ID
- 2011-015A
- Epoch
- 2011-04-25 10:41:30 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.20885586 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0002686
- Inclination
- 98.7784°
- Ascending node
- 187.5875°
- Arg. of perigee
- 277.9943°
- Mean anomaly
- 82.093°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 74
- B*
- -0.000174
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: SSO.
Catalogued objects
4 catalogued: 3 payloads, 1 rocket stage; 4 still in orbit
- Resourcesat-2 · NORAD 37387 · in orbit
- Youthsat · NORAD 37388 · in orbit
- X-Sat · NORAD 37389 · in orbit
PSLV-C16 PS4 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Resourcesat-2 is an ISRO remote-sensing satellite carrying three multispectral cameras for agriculture, land and water resource monitoring, continuing the Resourcesat-1 data record. It launched with the Indo-Russian YouthSat and Singapore's X-Sat.
Pad
Satish Dhawan Space Centre First Launch Pad, Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India
17th launch from Satish Dhawan Space Centre First Launch Pad, 1st this year · 33rd from Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India
64 launches from this pad · 105 from Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India
282 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Resourcesat-2 launch?
Resourcesat-2 launched on April 20, 2011. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Resourcesat-2?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Resourcesat-2?
PSLV, flown by Indian Space Research Organization. PSLV spec sheet
Where did Resourcesat-2 launch from?
Satish Dhawan Space Centre First Launch Pad, Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India.
What orbit did Resourcesat-2 reach?
The tracked orbit of Resourcesat-2, one of 4 catalogued objects, from April 25, 2011, was 828 × 831 km inclined 98.8°.
How many satellites did Resourcesat-2 launch?
3 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 3 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).