In orbitRocket body

PSLV R/B

NORAD: 28651
COSPAR: 2005-017C

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Spacecraft

Built by: VSSC Liquid Propulsion Systems Center
Owner: Indian Space Research Organization
Platform (bus): PS-4
Mass at launch: 920 kg
Dry mass: 920 kg
Length: 2.7 m
Diameter: 2.1 m
Span with arrays and booms: 2.7 m
Shape: Cyl + Cyl

From GCAT by Jonathan McDowell (CC BY 4.0), record S28651, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 2005-05-05
Rocket: PSLV C
Flight: Cartosat
Mission name: Cartosat-1
Launch site: Sriharikota Range, SLP
Launched by: Indian Space Research Organization
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 2005-017

From the GCAT launch log, launch 2005-017, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Rocket body
Owner code: IND
Launch date: 2005-05-05
Period: 97.3 min
Inclination: 97.85°
Apogee: 677 km
Perigee: 585 km
Radar cross-section: 6.1554 m²

From CelesTrak SATCAT, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Where it came from

Catalogued pieces that came from it: 5

Everything from this launch

Debris3 in total, 1 still in orbit
Payload2 in total, 2 still in orbit
Rocket body1 in total, 1 still in orbit