Payload
INSPIRESAT 1
DecayedPayloadLEONORAD 51657
INSPIRESAT 1 is a University of ColoradoÕs Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics/Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology payload satellite, launched on February 14, 2022 into LEO. It has since re-entered the atmosphere.
Launch
- Launch date
- February 14, 2022 at 12:29 AM UTC
- Launch site
- Satish Dhawan / Sriharikota, India
- Launched by
- PSLV XL →
- Operator
- Indian Space Research Organization
- Mission
- EOS-4 (RISAT-1A)
- Launch record
- View full launch →
Orbit
- Orbit regime
- LEO
- Apoapsis
- 179 km
- Periapsis
- 165 km
- Inclination
- 97.42°
- Orbital period
- 87.94 min
Spacecraft
- Operator
- University of ColoradoÕs Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics/Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology
- Manufacturer
- University of ColoradoÕs Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics/Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology
- Users
- Civil/Government
- Launch mass
- 8.1 kg
- Dimensions
- 0.3 × 0.2 × 0.2 m
Identity
- COSPAR (Int'l)
- 2022-013B
- NORAD catalog №
- 51657
- Object type
- Payload
- Owner / operator
India- Status
- Decayed
- Decay / reentry
- May 2, 2026
End of mission
- Last active / ended
- May 2, 2026
- Time in service
- 4.2 years
- Fate
- Reentered Earth's atmosphere and was destroyed.
- Final status
- Decayed