Antrix Corporation LimitedPSLV-CASatish Dhawan Space Centre First Launch Pad, Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India

SPOT 6 & PROITERES

Launched

September 9, 2012

Launch Successful

Summary

SPOT 6 & PROITERES launched on an Antrix Corporation Limited PSLV-CA from Satish Dhawan Space Centre First Launch Pad, Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India on September 9, 2012. It was Antrix Corporation Limited's 1st launch, 1st this year and humanity's 5,239th orbital launch attempt. It was the 8th PSLV-CA flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). SPOT 6, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 647 × 655 km orbit inclined 98.2°. 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them payloads.

Watch: No webcast on record.
Vehicle: PSLV-CA · Antrix Corporation Limited
Booster: No booster details on record.
Mission: Earth Science · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
Milestone: 8th PSLV-CA flight · 1st this yearAntrix Corporation Limited's 1st launch1st this yearhumanity's 5,239th orbital launch attempt49th orbital launch attempt this year

Flight preview

Orbit: as tracked

98.2°Inclination

647 × 655 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements

97.6 minPeriodfrom mean elements

318.6°Ascending node

5150 d agoElement epoch2012-09-09 07:00 UTC · stale

SPOT 6 · NORAD 38755 · 2012-047 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects

Show the numbers

Object: TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
Object ID: 2012-047A
Epoch: 2012-09-09 07:00:07 UTC
Mean motion: 14.75393573 rev/day
Eccentricity: 0.000556
Inclination: 98.1744°
Ascending node: 318.6466°
Arg. of perigee: 333.4849°
Mean anomaly: 26.5967°
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: SSO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.

Catalogued objects

3 catalogued: 2 payloads, 1 rocket stage; 3 still in orbit

SPOT 6 · NORAD 38755 · in orbit
PROITERES · NORAD 38756 · in orbit

PSLV-C21 PS4 · in orbit

Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org

About this launch

SPOT 6 is an Astrium-built commercial high-resolution optical imaging satellite; it flew with Japan's PROITERES student microsatellite from Osaka Institute of Technology on PSLV's first fully commercial mission.

Pad

Map of Satish Dhawan Space Centre First Launch Pad

Satish Dhawan Space Centre First Launch Pad, Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India

21st launch from Satish Dhawan Space Centre First Launch Pad, 2nd this year · 37th from Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India

64 launches from this pad · 105 from Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India

136 days after the previous launch from this pad

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Questions

When did SPOT 6 & PROITERES launch?

SPOT 6 & PROITERES launched on September 9, 2012. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.

Where can I watch SPOT 6 & PROITERES?

No webcast is on record for this launch.

What rocket launched SPOT 6 & PROITERES?

PSLV-CA, flown by Antrix Corporation Limited. PSLV-CA spec sheet

Where did SPOT 6 & PROITERES launch from?

Satish Dhawan Space Centre First Launch Pad, Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India.

What orbit did SPOT 6 & PROITERES reach?

SPOT 6, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 647 × 655 km orbit inclined 98.2°.

How many satellites did SPOT 6 & PROITERES launch?

2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).