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PSLV Rideshare 01

PSLV launch from Sriharikota (India) on April 28, 2008, carrying 10 payloads. GCAT records the launch as a success.

April 28, 2008 · 03:53 UTCLaunch 2008-021Launch no. 4,904 in the log
RocketPSLVvariant CA
SpaceportSriharikotapad SLP
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyISROIndia

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
April 28, 2008, 03:53
Launch designation
2008-021
Mission
PSLV Rideshare 01
Flight name
Cartosat-2A/IMS-1
Vehicle flight ID
PSLV-C9

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
664 km
Payload mass to orbit
0.806 t
Payloads
10
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Cartosat 2A2008-021ANORAD 32783Indian Space Research OrganizationOptical imaging690 kgIn orbit
NTS2008-021BNORAD 32784UTIAS Space Flight LaboratoryCommunications6 kgIn orbit
Cubesat-OSCAR-652008-021CNORAD 32785Tokyo Inst of TechnologyTechnology4 kgIn orbit
IMS-12008-021DNORAD 32786Indian Space Research OrganizationOptical imaging90 kgIn orbit
COMPASS-12008-021ENORAD 32787Aachen University of Applied SciencesOptical imaging1 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Dec 3, 2025
AAUSat-II2008-021FNORAD 32788Aalborg UniversityAstronomy1 kgReentered (orbital decay) · May 27, 2025
Delfi-OSCAR-642008-021GNORAD 32789Technische Universiteit DelftTechnology3 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Nov 13, 2023
CanX-22008-021HNORAD 32790UTIAS Space Flight LaboratoryTechnology3 kgIn orbit
Cubesat-OSCAR-662008-021JNORAD 32791Nihon DaigakuTechnology1 kgIn orbit
Rubin-8-AIS2008-021KOHB (Orbital Hochtechnologie Bremen System GmbH)———

Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.