RUBIN-8 & PSLV R/B (32792)

COSPAR: 2008-021K | Alt Name: PSLV-C10 PS4

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Launch Details

Launch Date

April 28, 2008

Launch Site

SRILR

Launch Pad

SLP

Launch Vehicle

PSLV

Orbital Elements

NORAD ID

32792

International Designator

2008-021K

Epoch

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Inclination

98.15°

Right Ascension

187.42°

Eccentricity

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Argument of Perigee

279.04°

Period

96.88 min

Mean Motion

14.86 rev/day

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Basic Satellite Info

Name

RUBIN-8 & PSLV R/B

Alternative Name

PSLV-C10 PS4

Type

Payload

Status

Unknown

Owner

ISRO

Country

India

Constellation

N/A

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Latest TLEs

1 32792U 08021K   26185.23838163  .00001135  00000-0  13492-3 0  9992

2 32792  98.1451 187.4187 0022817 279.0369  80.8264 14.86356362981634

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Summary

The satellite RUBIN-8 & PSLV R/B (OBJECT_ID: 2008-021K) was launched on April 28, 2008, from the Satish Dhawan Space Center (SRILR) using a PSLV launch vehicle. The spacecraft is owned by ISRO and was manufactured by LPSC for technology demonstration and traffic monitoring purposes. It has dimensions of 2.7 meters in length and diameter, with a span of 2.7 meters. Its configuration consists of payload modules bolted to the PSLV upper stage, and it weighs 920 kg at launch and dry mass. The satellite is powered by solar cells and batteries and carries an AIS-receiver as its equipment. It has a shape described as "Cyl + Cyl" with a radar cross-section (RCS) of 5.798 m².

Physical Characteristics

Length

2.7

Diameter

2.1

Span

2.7

Dry Mass

920

Launch Mass

920

Shape

Cyl + Cyl

Radar Cross Section

5.798

Visual Magnitude

Unknown

Color

Unknown

Material Composition

Unknown

Technical Details

Payload

PS4 PSLV-C10

Purpose

Technology, traffic monitoring

Mission

Technology, traffic monitoring

Manufacturer

LPSC

Life Expectancy

Unknown

Bus

PS-4

Configuration

payload modules bolted to PSLV upper stage

Motor

Unknown

Equipment

AIS-receiver

Power System

Solar cells, batteries

ADCS

Unknown

Transmitter Frequency

Unknown

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