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Mission typeSpace telescope
OperatorISRO
COSPAR ID2015-052A
SATCAT no.40930
Websiteastrosat.iucaa.in
Mission durationPlanned: 5 years
Elapsed : 10 years, 8 months, 28 days
Spacecraft properties
SpacecraftAstroSat
Launch mass1,513 kg (3,336 lb)
Start of mission
Launch dateSeptember 28, 201512
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 telescope
WavelengthsFar Ultraviolet to hard X-ray
Instruments
UVIT
SXT
LAXPC
CZTI
SSM
CPM

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Footnotes

  1. s, Madhumathi D. (19 May 2015). “India’s eye on universe ready for tests”. The Hindu. Retrieved 20 May 2015.

  2. “ASTROSAT: A Satellite Mission for Multi-wavelength Astronomy”. IUCAA. 20 April 2012. Archived from the original on 22 April 2013. Retrieved 7 September 2013.