Overview
Most satellites launched via PSLV are intended for commercial use (75.5%) and for the purpose of earth observation (66.8%).Majority of these satellites are LEO satellites, with around 180 (97.8%) launched so far.
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Apogee, Perigee & Period
Satellite Mass
Highlights on some of the satellites launched via PSLV:
Heaviest satellite launched by BlackSky Global into space at 56 kg
Operated by BlackSky Global of USA, BlackSky Global 1 is a commercial satellite launched for the purpose of earth observation (Optical Imaging).
Constructed by Spaceflight Industries (USA), it was launched into space using PSLV as the launch vehicle from Satish Dhawan Space Centre on 29 November 2018. BlackSky Global 1 orbits around the Earth as a sun-synchronous LEO satellite.
BlackSky Global 1 has a launch mass of 56 kg and orbits around the Earth with the COSPAR ID 2018-096M and NORAD ID 43730.
Taking 95 minutes to orbit the Earth, the satellite's perigee, which is the point of the orbit closest to the Earth's center of mass, is 484km while its apogee, which is the point of the orbit farthest from the Earth's center of mass, is 500km. The eccentricity of the orbit is 1.17E-03 and it orbits at an inclination of 98 degrees to the equatorial plane of the Earth.
Third heaviest satellite launched by Kepler Communications into space at 4 kg
Operated by Kepler Communications of Canada, Kepler-2 CASE is a commercial satellite launched for the purpose of communications.
Constructed by Clyde Space (UK), it was launched into space on 29 November 2018 using PSLV as the launch vehicle from Satish Dhawan Space Centre. Kepler-2 CASE orbits around the Earth as a sun-synchronous LEO satellite.
Kepler-2 CASE has a launch mass of 4 kg and orbits around the Earth with the COSPAR ID 2018-096L and NORAD ID 43729.
With an orbital eccentricity of 1.75E-03, the satellite's perigee, which is the point of the orbit closest to the Earth's center of mass, is 476km while its apogee, which is the point of the orbit farthest from the Earth's center of mass, is 500km. It takes 95 minutes to orbit the Earth at an inclination of 97 degrees to the equatorial plane of the Earth.
Second heaviest satellite launched by Finland into space at 5 kg
A civil satellite, Aalto-1 is operated by Aalto University of Finland for the purpose of technology development.
Constructed by Aalto University (Finland), it was launched into space using PSLV as the launch vehicle from Satish Dhawan Space Centre on 23 June 2017. Aalto-1 orbits around the Earth as a LEO satellite.
Aalto-1 has a launch mass of 5 kg and is expected to have a operational lifetime of 2 years. It navigates with the COSPAR ID 2017-036L and NORAD ID 42775.
With an orbital eccentricity of 1.45E-03, the satellite's perigee, which is the point of the orbit closest to the Earth's center of mass, is 497km while its apogee, which is the point of the orbit farthest from the Earth's center of mass, is 517km. It takes 95 minutes to orbit the Earth.
With generated usable power of 5 watts, Aalto-1 orbits at an inclination of 97 degrees to the equatorial plane of the Earth.
Operated by Canadian Space Agency of Canada, NEOSSat is a government satellite launched for the purpose of space observation.
Constructed by Microsat Systems Canada Inc. (Canada), it was launched into space on 25 February 2013 using PSLV as the launch vehicle from Satish Dhawan Space Centre. NEOSSat orbits around the Earth as a sun-synchronous LEO satellite.
NEOSSat has a launch mass of 74 kg and navigates with the COSPAR ID 2013-009D and NORAD ID 39089.
Taking 100 minutes to orbit the Earth, the satellite's perigee, which is the point of the orbit closest to the Earth's center of mass, is 772km while its apogee, which is the point of the orbit farthest from the Earth's center of mass, is 786km. The eccentricity of the orbit is 9.79E-04 and it orbits at an inclination of 99 degrees to the equatorial plane of the Earth.
Heaviest satellite launched by Fleet Space Technologies into space at 4 kg
Operated by Fleet Space Technologies of Australia, Centauri-1 is a commercial satellite launched for the purpose of communications.
A sun-synchronous LEO satellite, it was launched into space using PSLV as the launch vehicle from Satish Dhawan Space Centre on 29 November 2018. Centauri-1 was constructed by Pumpkin Space Systems (USA).
Centauri-1 has a launch mass of 4 kg and navigates with the COSPAR ID 2018-099BD and NORAD ID 43809.
With an orbital eccentricity of 1.75E-03, the satellite's perigee, which is the point of the orbit closest to the Earth's center of mass, is 476km while its apogee, which is the point of the orbit farthest from the Earth's center of mass, is 500km. It takes 95 minutes to orbit the Earth at an inclination of 97 degrees to the equatorial plane of the Earth.
Heaviest satellite launched by Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd. into space at 447 kg
Designed for earth observation (Optical Imaging), DMC 3-1 is a commercial satellite operated by Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd. (United Kingdom).
A sun-synchronous LEO satellite, it was launched into space using PSLV as the launch vehicle from Satish Dhawan Space Centre on 10 July 2015. DMC 3-1 was constructed by Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd. (UK).
Designated with COSPAR ID 2015-032A and NORAD ID 40715, DMC 3-1 is designed to operate in space for a lifetime of 10 years. It has a launch mass of 447 kg.
Taking 98 minutes to orbit the Earth, the satellite's perigee, which is the point of the orbit closest to the Earth's center of mass, is 636km while its apogee, which is the point of the orbit farthest from the Earth's center of mass, is 663km. The eccentricity of the orbit is 1.92E-03 and it orbits at an inclination of 98 degrees to the equatorial plane of the Earth.
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Full datasets: All satellites by launch date | The Heaviest Satellites That Are Launched to Space
By Use Type: Civil-use satellites | Commercial satellites | Government satellites | Military satellites
By Country: USA | UK | France | Germany | Japan | China | Russia | Australia | Canada
By Orbit Class/Type: LEO satellites | MEO satellites | GEO satellites | Elliptical orbit | Polar orbit | Equatorial orbit | Non-polar inclined orbit | Sun-synchronous orbit | Molniya orbit
By Operators: SpaceX | EUTELSAT | SES | European Space Agency (ESA) | Planet Labs | Iridium | Spire Global | OneWeb | Swarm Technologies | NASA - Dataset of Satellites Launched (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) | Canadian Space Agency (CSA) - Dataset of Satellites Launched
By Launch Vehicle: Falcon 9 | Ariane 5 | Ariane 5 ECA | Delta 2 | Dnepr | Electron | Falcon Heavy | Long March 2C | Long March 2D | Long March 3B | Pegasus | Proton | Proton M | PSLV | Rokot | Soyuz | Soyuz-2.1b | Vega
By Launch Vehicle: Cape Canaveral | Baikonur Cosmodrome | Guiana Space Center | International Space Station | Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 | Satish Dhawan Space Centre | Taiyuan Launch Center | Vandenberg AFB | Xichang Satellite Launch Center | Boeing Satellite Systems | Airbus Defense and Space | EADS Astrium | Lockheed Martin Commercial Space Systems | Space Systems/Loral | Surrey Satellite Technology | Technical University Berlin | Thales Alenia Space
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