Astrosat
Sign in to saveAstroSat is India's first dedicated multi-wavelength space telescope. It was launched on a PSLV-XL on 28 September 2015. With the success of this satellite, ISRO has proposed launching AstroSat-2 as a successor for AstroSat.
Key facts
- Spaceflight.name
- AstroSat
- Spaceflight.image
- File:Astrosat-1_in_deployed_configuration_001.png
- Spaceflight.image_size
- 300px
- Spaceflight.mission_type
- Space telescope
- Spaceflight.operator
- ISRO
- Spaceflight.COSPAR_ID
- 2015-052A
- Spaceflight.SATCAT
- 40930
- Spaceflight.mission_duration
- Planned: 5 years Elapsed :
- Spaceflight.spacecraft
- AstroSat
- Spaceflight.launch_rocket
- PSLV-C30
- Spaceflight.launch_site
- Satish Dhawan Space Centre First Launch Pad
- Spaceflight.launch_contractor
- ISRO
- Spaceflight.orbit_reference
- Geocentric
- Spaceflight.orbit_regime
- Near-equatorial
- Spaceflight.orbit_semimajor
- 7020 km
- Spaceflight.orbit_periapsis
- 643.5 km
- Spaceflight.orbit_apoapsis
- 654.9 km
- Spaceflight.orbit_inclination
- 6.0°
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Wikidata facts
- Mass
- 1513
- Official website
- astrosat.iucaa.in
- Image
- Astrosat-1 prelaunch preparation in cleanroom 04.jpg
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- UTC date of spacecraft launch
- 2015-09-28
- Commons category
- Astrosat-1
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13 sectionsContents
- Overview
- Mission
- Payloads
- Ground support
- AstroSat support cell
- Participants
- Timeline
- Results
- In popular culture
- Gallery
- See also
- References
- External links
AstroSat is India's first dedicated multi-wavelength space telescope. It was launched on a PSLV-XL on 28 September 2015. With the success of this satellite, ISRO has proposed launching AstroSat-2 as a successor for AstroSat.
== Overview == After the success of the satellite-borne Indian X-ray Astronomy Experiment (IXAE), which was launched in 1996, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) approved further development for a full-fledged astronomy satellite, AstroSat, in 2004.