Satellites

Payload

ASTROSAT

OperationalPayloadLEO

ASTROSAT is a Telemetry Tracking and Command Network (ISTRAC) Centre payload satellite, launched on September 28, 2015 into LEO.

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Launch

Launch date
September 28, 2015 at 04:30 AM UTC
Launch site
Satish Dhawan / Sriharikota, India
Launched by
PSLV XL
Operator
Indian Space Research Organization

Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
627 km
Periapsis
616 km
Inclination
Orbital period
97.13 min

Spacecraft

Operator
Telemetry Tracking and Command Network (ISTRAC) Centre
Manufacturer
Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO)
Users
Government
Launch mass
1,513 kg
Design lifetime
5 years

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
2015-052A
NORAD catalog №
40930
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
IndiaIndia
Radar cross-section
4.8771 m²
Status
Operational