Indian Space Research OrganizationPSLV-QLSatish Dhawan Space Centre First Launch Pad, Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India
RISAT-2BR1 & others
Launched
December 11, 2019
Image: Indian Space Research Organisation
Summary
RISAT-2BR1 & others launched on an Indian Space Research Organization PSLV-QL from Satish Dhawan Space Centre First Launch Pad, Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India on December 11, 2019. It was Indian Space Research Organization's 71st launch, 6th this year and humanity's 5,914th orbital launch attempt. It was the 2nd PSLV-QL flight. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). NANOVA, one of 12 catalogued objects, reached a 571 × 581 km orbit inclined 37.0°. 12 objects from this launch are catalogued, 10 of them payloads.
- Watch
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 2nd PSLV-QL flightIndian Space Research Organization's 71st launch6th this yearhumanity's 5,914th orbital launch attempt94th orbital launch attempt this year
Webcast
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Orbit: as tracked
NANOVA · NORAD 44852 · 2019-089 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 12 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2019-089A
- Epoch
- 2019-12-11 17:18:09 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.99377667 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0007275
- Inclination
- 36.9648°
- Ascending node
- 133.596°
- Arg. of perigee
- 344.4843°
- Mean anomaly
- 31.5968°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- 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
12 catalogued: 10 payloads, 1 rocket stage, 1 component; 3 still in orbit
- NANOVA · NORAD 44852 · re-entered October 3, 2024
- Tyvak-0129 · NORAD 44853 · re-entered September 24, 2024
- Duchifat-3 · NORAD 44854 · re-entered December 9, 2025
- Lemur-2-JPGSquared · NORAD 44855 · re-entered September 11, 2024
- Izanagi · NORAD 44856 · re-entered October 3, 2024
- RISAT-2BR1 · NORAD 44857 · in orbit
- 1HOPSAT-TD · NORAD 44859 · in orbit
- Lemur-2-HiMomAndDad · NORAD 44860 · re-entered August 14, 2024
- Lemur-2-Pappy · NORAD 44861 · re-entered October 7, 2024
- Lemur-2-Theodosia · NORAD 44863 · re-entered September 18, 2024
PSLV-C48 PS4 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Satellite imaging mission of ISRO using an active SAR (Synthetic Aperture Radar) imager to provide continuity of service for RISAT-2. Mission also carries several small satellites for international customers.
Pad

Satish Dhawan Space Centre First Launch Pad, Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India
47th launch from Satish Dhawan Space Centre First Launch Pad, 3rd this year · 75th from Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India
64 launches from this pad · 105 from Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India
203 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Satish Dhawan Space Centre, IndiaOpen in maps
Questions
When did RISAT-2BR1 & others launch?
RISAT-2BR1 & others launched on December 11, 2019. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch RISAT-2BR1 & others?
Coverage: Launch of PSLV-C48 Mission – Live from Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SHAR), Sriharikota; Watch Live: Launch of RISAT-2BR1 and 9 customer satellites by PSLV-C48. Watch the replay
What rocket launched RISAT-2BR1 & others?
PSLV-QL, flown by Indian Space Research Organization. PSLV-QL spec sheet
Where did RISAT-2BR1 & others launch from?
Satish Dhawan Space Centre First Launch Pad, Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India.
What orbit did RISAT-2BR1 & others reach?
NANOVA, one of 12 catalogued objects, reached a 571 × 581 km orbit inclined 37.0°.
How many satellites did RISAT-2BR1 & others launch?
10 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
