Launch Date
February 25, 2013
Launch Site
SRILR
Launch Pad
FLP
Launch Vehicle
PSLV
NORAD ID
39086
International Designator
2013-009A
Epoch
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Apogee
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Perigee
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Inclination
98.56°
Right Ascension
11.50°
Eccentricity
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Argument of Perigee
201.65°
Period
100.50 min
Mean Motion
14.33 rev/day
Latitude
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Longitude
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Name
SARAL
Alternative Name
SARAL
Type
Status
Owner
ISRO/CNES
Country
India
Constellation
N/A
Related Satellites
Major Events
N/A
1 39086U 13009A 26185.14936999 -.00000055 00000-0 -42023-5 0 9999
2 39086 98.5553 11.5020 0001019 201.6513 158.4629 14.32893353698033
Source: Celestrak
Length
2.7
Diameter
1
Span
4
Dry Mass
409
Launch Mass
409
Shape
Box + 2 pan
Radar Cross Section
1.6825
Visual Magnitude
Unknown
Color
Unknown
Material Composition
Unknown
Payload
SARAL
Purpose
Earth Science
Mission
Earth Science
Manufacturer
ISAC
Life Expectancy
3 years
Bus
SSB-2
Configuration
Minisatellite-SSB (SSB-2)
Motor
AOCS
Equipment
ALTIKA, ARGOS-3
Power System
2 deployable solar arrays, batteries
ADCS
Unknown
Transmitter Frequency
Unknown
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