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

SPOT-7, CanX-4, CanX-5, AISat, VELOX-I

Launched

June 30, 2014

Launch Successful

Summary

SPOT 7 launched on an Antrix Corporation Limited PSLV-CA from Satish Dhawan Space Centre First Launch Pad, Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India on June 30, 2014. It was Antrix Corporation Limited's 2nd launch, 1st this year and humanity's 5,384th orbital launch attempt. It was the 10th PSLV-CA flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). SPOT 7, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 651 × 667 km orbit inclined 98.3°. 6 objects from this launch are catalogued, 5 of them payloads.

Watch: PSLV Launch of Indian PSLV Rocket with French SPOT 7 Satellite C23roboVITics VIT
Vehicle: PSLV-CA · Antrix Corporation Limited
Booster: No booster details on record.
Mission: Earth Science · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
Milestone: 10th PSLV-CA flight · 1st this yearAntrix Corporation Limited's 2nd launch1st this yearhumanity's 5,384th orbital launch attempt35th orbital launch attempt this year

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Orbit: as tracked

98.3°Inclination

651 × 667 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements

97.8 minPeriodfrom mean elements

249.0°Ascending node

4490 d agoElement epoch2014-06-30 20:01 UTC · stale

SPOT 7 · NORAD 40053 · 2014-034 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 6 objects

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Object: TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
Object ID: 2014-034A
Epoch: 2014-06-30 20:01:37 UTC
Mean motion: 14.72895549 rev/day
Eccentricity: 0.0011918
Inclination: 98.2602°
Ascending node: 248.9854°
Arg. of perigee: 261.879°
Mean anomaly: 98.1027°
Element set: 999
Rev at epoch: 9
B*: 0

Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: SSO.

Catalogued objects

6 catalogued: 5 payloads, 1 rocket stage; 5 still in orbit

SPOT 7 · NORAD 40053
AISat-1 · NORAD 40054 · in orbit
CanX-4 · NORAD 40055 · in orbit
CanX-5 · NORAD 40056 · in orbit
VELOX-I · NORAD 40057 · in orbit

PSLV-C23 PS4 · in orbit

Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org

About this launch

SPOT 7 is an Airbus-built commercial 1.5 m resolution optical imaging satellite, twin of SPOT 6, launched with Canada's CanX-4 and CanX-5 formation-flying demonstrators, Germany's AISat and Singapore's VELOX-I.

Pad

Map of Satish Dhawan Space Centre First Launch Pad

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

26th launch from Satish Dhawan Space Centre First Launch Pad, 2nd this year · 43rd from Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India

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

86 days after the previous launch from this pad

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Questions

When did SPOT 7 launch?

SPOT 7 launched on June 30, 2014. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.

Where can I watch SPOT 7?

Coverage: PSLV Launch of Indian PSLV Rocket with French SPOT 7 Satellite C23. Watch the replay

What rocket launched SPOT 7?

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

Where did SPOT 7 launch from?

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

What orbit did SPOT 7 reach?

SPOT 7, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 651 × 667 km orbit inclined 98.3°.

How many satellites did SPOT 7 launch?

5 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 4 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).