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Indian Space Research OrganizationPSLV XLSatish Dhawan Space Centre First Launch Pad, Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India
RISAT-1
Launched
April 26, 2012
Summary
RISAT-1 launched on an Indian Space Research Organization PSLV XL from Satish Dhawan Space Centre First Launch Pad, Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India on April 26, 2012. It was Indian Space Research Organization's 36th launch, 1st this year and humanity's 5,208th orbital launch attempt. It was the 3rd PSLV XL flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). RISAT-1, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 468 × 538 km orbit inclined 97.5°. 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
- Milestone
- 3rd PSLV XL flight · 1st this yearIndian Space Research Organization's 36th launch1st this yearhumanity's 5,208th orbital launch attempt18th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
RISAT-1 · NORAD 38248 · 2012-017 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2012-017A
- Epoch
- 2012-04-26 01:13:39 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.23428556 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0050716
- Inclination
- 97.5265°
- Ascending node
- 122.0043°
- Arg. of perigee
- 211.9503°
- Mean anomaly
- 147.8601°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: SSO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
3 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 1 debris; 1 still in orbit
- RISAT-1 · NORAD 38248 · in orbit
PSLV-C19 PS4 · re-entered April 3, 2018
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
RISAT-1 was ISRO's first indigenous synthetic-aperture-radar imaging satellite, using a C-band radar to observe land and crops through cloud and darkness from a sun-synchronous orbit.
Pad
Satish Dhawan Space Centre First Launch Pad, Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India
20th launch from Satish Dhawan Space Centre First Launch Pad, 1st this year · 36th from Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India
64 launches from this pad · 105 from Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India
196 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did RISAT-1 launch?
RISAT-1 launched on April 26, 2012. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch RISAT-1?
Coverage: RISAT-1 Satellite launched using India's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle [PSLV-C19 mission]. Watch the replay
What rocket launched RISAT-1?
PSLV XL, flown by Indian Space Research Organization. PSLV XL spec sheet
Where did RISAT-1 launch from?
Satish Dhawan Space Centre First Launch Pad, Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India.
What orbit did RISAT-1 reach?
RISAT-1, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 468 × 538 km orbit inclined 97.5°.
How many satellites did RISAT-1 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).