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SCATSAT-1

Satellite. SCATSAT-1 was launched on September 26, 2016 aboard a PSLV from Sriharikota. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2016-059HNORAD 41790India

Identity

Name in GCAT
ScatSat
Common name
SCATSAT-1
International designator
2016-059H
NORAD catalog number
41790
GCAT identifier
S41790
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/820

Mission

Mission type
Earth science
Use
Civil government
Program
IMS
Owner
ISRO
Country
India
Builder
ISRO Satellite Center
Platform (bus)
SSB-2

Launch

Date
September 26, 2016 · 03:42 UTC
Launch record
2016-059Success
Rocket
PSLV
Spaceport
Sriharikota · pad FLP

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LEO/S
Perigee
717 km
Apogee
732 km
Inclination
98.11°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
Feb 28, 2021
End of operations
Feb 28, 2021

Size

Mass
370 kg
Dry mass
350 kg
Length
2.7 m
Diameter
1.00 m
Span
4.0 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q22908533 (CC0).