Name of Satellite, Alternate Names |
SARAL (Satellite with ARGOS and ALTIKA) |
Country of Operator/Owner |
India/France |
Operator/Owner |
Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO)/Centre National d´Etudes Spatiales (CNES) |
Users |
Government |
Purpose |
Earth Science |
Class of Orbit |
LEO |
Type of Orbit |
Sun-Synchronous |
Longitude of GEO (degrees) |
0 |
Perigee (km) |
782 |
Apogee (km) |
785 |
Eccentricity |
0.000209687565527364 |
Inclination (degrees) |
98.5 |
Period (minutes) |
100.53 |
Launch Mass (kg.) |
407 |
Dry Mass (kg.) |
|
Power (watts) |
906 |
Date of Launch |
25-02-2013 |
Expected Lifetime |
5 yrs. |
Contractor |
Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) |
Country of Contractor |
India |
Launch Site |
Satish Dhawan Space Center |
Launch Vehicle |
PSLV |
COSPAR Number |
2013-009A |
NORAD Number |
39086 |
Comments |
Joint effort, ISRO and CNES. |