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PSLV Rideshare 08

PSLV launch from Sriharikota (India) on September 26, 2016, carrying 8 payloads. GCAT records the launch as a success.

September 26, 2016 · 03:42 UTCLaunch 2016-059Launch no. 5,587 in the log
RocketPSLVvariant C
SpaceportSriharikotapad FLP
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyISROIndia

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
September 26, 2016, 03:42
Launch designation
2016-059
Mission
PSLV Rideshare 08
Flight name
Scatsat-1
Vehicle flight ID
PSLV-C35

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
736 km
Payload mass to orbit
0.664 t
Payloads
8
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Pratham2016-059ANORAD 41783Indian Institute of Technology, BombaySpace science10 kgIn orbit
PISAT2016-059BNORAD 41784PES (People's Education Society) UniversityOptical imaging5 kgIn orbit
ALSAT-1B2016-059CNORAD 41785Algerian Space AgencyOptical imaging103 kgIn orbit
ALSAT-2B2016-059DNORAD 41786Algerian Space AgencyOptical imaging117 kgIn orbit
Pathfinder 12016-059ENORAD 41787BlackSky GlobalOptical imaging44 kgIn orbit
CanX-72016-059FNORAD 41788UTIAS Space Flight LaboratoryTechnology8 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Apr 21, 2022
ALSAT-1N2016-059GNORAD 41789Algerian Space AgencyTechnology7 kgIn orbit
ScatSat2016-059HNORAD 41790Indian Space Research OrganizationEarth science370 kgIn orbit

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