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PSLV Rideshare 02

PSLV launch from Sriharikota (India) on September 23, 2009, carrying 7 payloads. GCAT records the launch as a success.

September 23, 2009 · 06:21 UTCLaunch 2009-051Launch no. 5,006 in the log
RocketPSLVvariant CA
SpaceportSriharikotapad FLP
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyISROIndia

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
September 23, 2009, 06:21
Launch designation
2009-051
Mission
PSLV Rideshare 02
Flight name
Oceansat-2
Vehicle flight ID
PSLV-C14

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
796 km
Payload mass to orbit
0.980 t
Payloads
7
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Oceansat-22009-051ANORAD 35931Indian Space Research OrganizationOptical imaging960 kgIn orbit
SwissCube2009-051BNORAD 35932Ecole Polytechnique F\'ed\'erale de Lausanne, Ecublens campusOptical imaging1 kgIn orbit
BEESAT2009-051CNORAD 35933Technical University of BerlinTechnology1 kgIn orbit
UWE-22009-051DNORAD 35934Julius-Maximilians-Universitat WurzburgTechnology1 kgIn orbit
ITUpSAT-12009-051ENORAD 35935Istanbul Technical UniversityOptical imaging1 kgIn orbit
Rubin-9.12009-051FOHB (Orbital Hochtechnologie Bremen System GmbH)———
Rubin-9.22009-051FOHB (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.