Indian Space Research OrganizationPSLVSatish Dhawan Space Centre First Launch Pad, Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India
SCATSat-1
Launched
September 26, 2016
Image: Indian Space Research Organisation
Summary
SCATSat-1 launched on an Indian Space Research Organization PSLV from Satish Dhawan Space Centre First Launch Pad, Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India on September 26, 2016. It was Indian Space Research Organization's 52nd launch, 6th this year and humanity's 5,590th orbital launch attempt. It was the 12th PSLV flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Pratham, one of 10 catalogued objects, reached a 650 × 738 km orbit inclined 98.1°. 10 objects from this launch are catalogued, 8 of them payloads.
- Watch
- PSLV- C35 Launch from SriharikotaMinistry of Information & Broadcasting
- The Launch of PSLV – C35/SCATSAT – 1 Mission - LIVEDoordarshan National
- Vehicle
- PSLV · Indian Space Research Organization
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 12th PSLV flight · 1st this yearIndian Space Research Organization's 52nd launch6th this yearhumanity's 5,590th orbital launch attempt61st orbital launch attempt this year
Webcast
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Orbit: as tracked
Pratham · NORAD 41783 · 2016-059 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 10 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2016-058A
- Epoch
- 2016-09-26 05:07:16 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.61863693 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0062167
- Inclination
- 98.0975°
- Ascending node
- 324.902°
- Arg. of perigee
- 273.2292°
- Mean anomaly
- 182.8844°
- 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: LEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
10 catalogued: 8 payloads, 1 rocket stage, 1 component; 9 still in orbit
- Pratham · NORAD 41783 · in orbit
- PISAT · NORAD 41784 · in orbit
- ALSAT-1B · NORAD 41785 · in orbit
- ALSAT-2B · NORAD 41786 · in orbit
- Pathfinder 1 · NORAD 41787 · in orbit
- CanX-7 · NORAD 41788 · re-entered April 21, 2022
- ALSAT-1N · NORAD 41789 · in orbit
- ScatSat · NORAD 41790 · in orbit
PSLV-C35 PS4 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
ScatSat-1 is a microsatellite of 371 kg and a mission life of 5 years. It is tasked to provide weather forecasting, cyclone prediction, and tracking services to India. This launch will also carry 7 other satellites, the 117kg Alsat-2B, the 103kg Alsat-1B & the 7kg Alsat-1N earth observation satellites for Algerian Space Agency, the 44kg Pathfinder-1 earth imager for Blacksky, the 8kg CanX-7 deorbiter for UTIAS Space Flight Laboratory, the 10kg Pratham Ionospheric Tomographer for IIT Bombay and the 5.25kg PiSat earth imager for PES University.
Pad
Satish Dhawan Space Centre First Launch Pad, Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India
36th launch from Satish Dhawan Space Centre First Launch Pad, 5th this year · 56th from Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India
64 launches from this pad · 105 from Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India
95 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did SCATSat-1 launch?
SCATSat-1 launched on September 26, 2016. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch SCATSat-1?
Coverage: PSLV- C35 Launch from Sriharikota; The Launch of PSLV – C35/SCATSAT – 1 Mission - LIVE. Watch the replay
What rocket launched SCATSat-1?
PSLV, flown by Indian Space Research Organization. PSLV spec sheet
Where did SCATSat-1 launch from?
Satish Dhawan Space Centre First Launch Pad, Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India.
What orbit did SCATSat-1 reach?
Pratham, one of 10 catalogued objects, reached a 650 × 738 km orbit inclined 98.1°.
How many satellites did SCATSat-1 launch?
8 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 7 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).