List of ISRO satellites launched in 2019
India decided to go to
space when Indian National Committee for Space Research (INCOSPAR) was set up
by the Government of India in 1962.
Indian Space Research
Organisation, formed in 1969, superseded the erstwhile INCOSPAR. Vikram
Sarabhai, having identified the role and importance of space technology in a
Nation's development, provided ISRO the necessary direction to function as an
agent of development.
So here's the list of
ISRO satellites which were launched in the year 2019.
Microsat-R
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Launch
date: January 24, 2019
Microsat-R, an imaging
satellite was successfully injected into intended orbit of 274 km by PSLV-C44
on January 24, 2019.
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Launch
vehicle: PSLV-C44
GSAT-31
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Launch
date: February 06, 2019
India's
telecommunication satellite, GSAT-31 was successfully launched on February 06,
2019 from Kourou launch base, French Guiana by Ariane-5 VA-247.
GSAT-31 is configured on
ISRO's enhanced I-2K Bus, utilising the maximum bus capabilities of this type.
This satellite will augment the Ku-band transponder capacity in Geostationary
Orbit.
Weighing about 2536 kg,
GSAT-31 will provide continuity to operational services on some of the in-orbit
satellites.
The satellite derives
its heritage from ISRO's earlier INSAT/GSAT satellite series. The satellite
provides Indian mainland and island coverage.
The designed in-orbit
operational life of GSAT-31 is about 15 years.
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Launch
vehicle: Ariane-5 VA-247
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Application: Communication based satellite
EMISAT
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Launch
date: April 01, 2019
EMISAT is a satellite
built around ISRO's Mini Satellite-2 bus weighing about 436 kg. The satellite
was successfully placed in its intended sun-synchronous polar orbit of 748 km
height by PSLV-C45 on April 01, 2019. The satellite is intended for
electromagnetic spectrum measurement.
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Launch
vehicle: PSLV-C45/EMISAT
MISSION
RISAT-2B
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Launch
date: May 22, 2019
RISAT-2B is radar
imaging earth observation satellite developed by ISRO.
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Launch
Vehicle: PSLV-C46 Mission
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Application: Earth observation
Chandrayaan 2
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Launch
date: July 22, 2019
Chandrayaan-2 mission is
a highly complex mission, which represents a significant technological leap
compared to the previous missions of ISRO. It comprised an Orbiter, Lander and
Rover to explore the unexplored South Pole of the Moon.
The mission is designed
to expand the lunar scientific knowledge through detailed study of topography,
seismography, mineral identification and distribution, surface chemical
composition, thermo-physical characteristics of top soil and composition of the
tenuous lunar atmosphere, leading to a new understanding of the origin and
evolution of the Moon.
After the injection of
Chandrayaan-2, a series of maneuvers were carried out to raise its orbit and on
August 14, 2019, following Trans Lunar Insertion (TLI) maneuver, the spacecraft
escaped from orbiting the earth and followed a path that took it to the
vicinity of the Moon.
On August 20, 2019,
Chandrayaan-2 was successfully inserted into lunar orbit. While orbiting the
moon in a 100 km lunar polar orbit, on September 02, 2019, Vikram Lander was
separated from the Orbiter in preparation for landing. Subsequently, two
de-orbit maneuvers were performed on Vikram Lander so as to change its orbit
and begin circling the moon in a 100 km x 35 km orbit. Vikram Lander descent
was as planned and normal performance was observed upto an altitude of 2.1 km.
Subsequently communication from lander to the ground stations was lost.
The Orbiter placed in
its intended orbit around the Moon will enrich our understanding of the moon's
evolution and mapping of the minerals and water molecules in Polar regions,
using its eight state-of-the-art scientific instruments.
The Orbiter camera is
the highest resolution camera (0.3 m) in any lunar mission so far and will
provide high resolution images which will be immensely useful to the global
scientific community. The precise launch and mission management has ensured a
long life of almost seven years instead of the planned one year.
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Launch
Vehicle: GSLV-Mk III - M1 /
Chandrayaan-2 Mission
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Application: Planetary observation
Cartosat-3
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Launch
date: November 27, 2019
Cartosat-3 satellite is
a third generation agile advanced satellite having high resolution imaging
capability.
Applications
Cartosat-3 will address
the increased user's demands for large scale urban planning, rural resource and
infrastructure development, coastal land use and land cover etc.
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Launch
Vehicle: PSLV-C47 / Cartosat-3
Mission
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Type
of satellite: Earth observation
RISAT-2BR1
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Launch
date: December 11, 2019
RISAT-2BR1 is radar
imaging earth observation satellite. The satellite will provide services in the
field of Agriculture, Forestry and Disaster Management.
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Launch
Vehicle: PSLV-C48/RISAT-2BR1
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Application: Earth observation
