AstroSat

AstroSat
Mission typeSpace telescope
OperatorISRO
COSPAR ID2015-052A Edit this at Wikidata
SATCAT no.40930
Websiteastrosat.iucaa.in
Mission durationPlanned: 5 years
Elapsed : 8 years, 11 months, 4 days
Spacecraft properties
SpacecraftAstroSat
Launch mass1,513 kg (3,336 lb)
Start of mission
Launch dateSeptember 28, 2015 (2015-09-28)[1][2]
RocketPSLV-C30
Launch siteSatish Dhawan Space Centre First Launch Pad
ContractorISRO
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric
RegimeNear-equatorial
Semi-major axis7020 km
Perigee altitude643.5 km
Apogee altitude654.9 km
Inclination6.0°
Period97.6 min
Main
WavelengthsFar Ultraviolet to hard X-ray
Instruments
UVIT
SXT
LAXPC
CZTI
SSM
CPM

AstroSat is India's first dedicated multi-wavelength space telescope. It was launched on a PSLV-XL on 28 September 2015.[1][2] With the success of this satellite, ISRO has proposed launching AstroSat-2 as a successor for AstroSat.[3]

  1. ^ a b s, Madhumathi D. (19 May 2015). "India's eye on universe ready for tests". The Hindu. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
  2. ^ a b "ASTROSAT: A Satellite Mission for Multi-wavelength Astronomy". IUCAA. 20 April 2012. Archived from the original on 22 April 2013. Retrieved 7 September 2013.
  3. ^ Isro plans to launch India's 2nd space observatory Times of India 19 February 2018

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