Microsat (ISRO)

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Microsat-TD
PSLV-C40- Microsat-TD during pre-launch testing.jpg
Operator ISRO
COSPAR ID 2018-004T OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
SATCAT no. 43128
Mission durationPlanned: 10 months
Duration: 2 years, 10 months, 15 days
Spacecraft properties
Bus IMS-1
Manufacturer ISRO
Launch mass133.2 kilograms (294 lb)
Start of mission
Launch date12 January 2018
Rocket PSLV-C40
Launch site Satish Dhawan Space Centre (Sriharikota)
End of mission
Disposal Orbital decay
Decay date27 November 2020 [1]
Orbital parameters
Reference system Geocentric
Regime Sun-synchronous orbit
Periapsis altitude 350 km (220 mi)
Apoapsis altitude 350 km (220 mi)
Inclination 96.87°
Period 91.5 minutes
 

Microsat-TD was an Earth observing satellite developed by ISRO. [2] Its launch marked India's 100 satellites in space. [3] This satellite could capture images at night by imaging in infrared spectrum. [4] [5]

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Launch

MICROSAT-TD satellite was launched at 0359 UTC on 12 January 2018 [6] by PSLV-C40 and its deployment profile was previously rehearsed on PSLV-C38 mission. [7] [8] Microsat-TD was launched along with Cartosat-2F, INS-1C and 28 satellites from 6 countries [9] and separated 1 hour 45 minutes after first stage ignition. [10] Duration of PSLV C40 mission was 2 hours and 21 minutes, making it the longest mission of PSLV at that time.

Payload

Microsat-TD was IMS-1 based technology demonstrator carrying optical imaging payload in two bands. [11] [12]

End of mission

To reduce its orbital stay, Microsat-TD was de-orbited while depleting its left over propellant near the end of its life. Satellite reentered within a month, on 27 November 2020. [1]

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References

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  2. ↑ "Official page of MICROSAT". ISRO. January 12, 2018. Archived from the original on January 25, 2018. Retrieved January 24, 2018.
  3. ↑ "ISRO's maiden century". The Hindu. 12 January 2018. Retrieved January 24, 2018.
  4. ↑ "ISRO's night images". Times of India. 23 January 2018. Retrieved January 23, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Images from INS-1C and Microsat - ISRO". www.isro.gov.in. Retrieved 2020-12-04.
  6. ↑ "PSLV Successfully Launches 31 Satellites in a Single Flight - ISRO". www.isro.gov.in. Archived from the original on 2020-11-30. Retrieved 2020-12-04.
  7. ↑ "ISRO upbeat over PSLV- C38 mission success". The Hindu. 2017-06-23. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 2020-12-04.
  8. ↑ rajasekhar, pathri (2017-06-20). "Isro to lower rocket's altitude". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 2020-12-04.
  9. ↑ "PSLV-C40 Brochure". ISRO. Archived from the original on January 25, 2018. Retrieved January 24, 2018.
  10. ↑ "Longest PSLV mission". INBA. Archived from the original on January 24, 2018. Retrieved January 24, 2018.
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