Launch Successful

PSLV | KALPANA-1

Name: PSLV | KALPANA-1
Start: 2002-09-12T10:23:40.000Z
End: 2002-09-12T10:23:40.000Z
Location: Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India

September 12, 2002 at 10:23 AM UTC

Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India

PSLV | KALPANA-1 launch image — Mission imagery · PSLV

LAUNCH IN

T−00d00h00m00s

September 12, 2002 at 10:23 AM UTC

Status: Launch Successful · Live feed refreshes every 30 seconds

Satish Dhawan Space Centre First Launch Pad

Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India · 13.7330, 80.2350

Open map

Rocket: PSLV
Launch site: Satish Dhawan Space Centre First Launch Pad
Launch probability: Not published
Window opens: September 12, 2002 at 10:23 AM UTC
Window closes: September 12, 2002 at 10:23 AM UTC
Feed updated: June 14, 2023 at 3:54 AM UTC

Mission description

Kalpana-1 was the first dedicated meteorological satellite launched by Indian Space Research Organisation using Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle on 12 September 2002. The satellite is three-axis stabilized and is powered by solar panels, getting up to 550 watts (0.74 hp) of power. The METSAT bus was used as the basis for the Chandrayaan lunar orbiter mission of 2008.

Vehicle

PSLV

Height

44 m

Diameter

2.8 m

LEO capacity

3,800 kg

Successful launches

Launch complex

Satish Dhawan Space Centre First Launch Pad

Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India

Satish Dhawan Space Centre – SDSC (formerly Sriharikota Range – SHAR),[1] is the primary spaceport of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), located in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh.

Open map

Connected program records