Indian Space Research OrganizationPSLVSatish Dhawan Space Centre First Launch Pad, Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India
Resourcesat
Launched
October 17, 2003
Image: Indian Space Research Organisation
Summary
Resourcesat launched on an Indian Space Research Organization PSLV from Satish Dhawan Space Centre First Launch Pad, Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India on October 17, 2003. It was Indian Space Research Organization's 18th launch, 2nd this year and humanity's 4,623rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 8th PSLV flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Resourcesat, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 815 × 843 km orbit inclined 98.8°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- PSLV · Indian Space Research Organization
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 8th PSLV flight · 1st this yearIndian Space Research Organization's 18th launch2nd this yearhumanity's 4,623rd orbital launch attempt47th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Resourcesat · NORAD 28051 · 2003-046 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- PSLV R/B
- Object ID
- 2003-046B
- Epoch
- 2003-10-17 07:33:42 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.21060597 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0019184
- Inclination
- 98.8059°
- Ascending node
- 3.5087°
- Arg. of perigee
- 253.4104°
- Mean anomaly
- 106.4987°
- 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; 2 still in orbit
- Resourcesat · NORAD 28051 · in orbit
PSLV-C5 PS4 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
The Resourcesat-1 satellite was launched to ensure systematic and repetitive coverage of the earth’s surface.
Pad
Satish Dhawan Space Centre First Launch Pad, Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India
10th launch from Satish Dhawan Space Centre First Launch Pad, 2nd this year · 18th from Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India
64 launches from this pad · 105 from Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India
161 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Resourcesat launch?
Resourcesat launched on October 17, 2003. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Resourcesat?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Resourcesat?
PSLV, flown by Indian Space Research Organization. PSLV spec sheet
Where did Resourcesat launch from?
Satish Dhawan Space Centre First Launch Pad, Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India.
What orbit did Resourcesat reach?
Resourcesat, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 815 × 843 km orbit inclined 98.8°.
How many satellites did Resourcesat launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).