PSLV XL | Cartosat-2D & 103 others

Name: PSLV XL | Cartosat-2D & 103 others
Start: 2017-02-15T03:58:00Z
Location: Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India

Cartosat 2D is a remote sensing satellite for ISRO and is tasked with land observation from sun-synchronous orbit. It is launched along with 103 small satellites of foreign companies and research groups. Among these, 88 cubesats are Earth-imaging Dove satellites operated by Planet Labs company.

Mission Details

Launch date: February 15, 2017 at 03:58 AM UTC
Launch vehicle: PSLV-XL
Operator: Indian Space Research Organization
Launch site: Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India
Mission type: Earth Science