Microsat-R

Indian military reconnaissance satellite. Microsat-R was launched on January 24, 2019 aboard a PSLV-DL from Sriharikota. Latest status in GCAT: collided (Mar 27, 2019).

COSPAR 2019-006ANORAD 43947India

Identity

Name in GCAT: Microsat-R
International designator: 2019-006A
NORAD catalog number: 43947
GCAT identifier: S43947
UN registration: ST/SG/SER.E/891

Mission

Mission type: Optical imaging
Use: Defense
Program: IMS
Owner: DRDO
Country: India
Builder: Defense Research and Development Organization
Platform (bus): Microsat

Launch

Date: January 24, 2019 · 18:07 UTC
Launch record: 2019-006Success
Rocket: PSLV-DL
Spaceport: Sriharikota · pad FLP

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LLEO/S
Perigee: 268 km
Apogee: 289 km
Inclination: 96.60°
Status: Collided
Status date: March 27, 2019
Last known active: Mar 27, 2019
End of operations: Mar 27, 2019

Size

Mass: 740 kg
Dry mass: 740 kg
Length: 2.0 m
Diameter: 1.00 m
Span: 5.0 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q60990709 (CC0).