Amazonia & 18 others Mission

Launch Status

Success

Date & Time

28 Feb 2021, 4:54am

UTC

Location

Satish Dhawan Space Centre

Pad

Satish Dhawan Space Centre First Launch Pad

Launch Service Provider

ISRO

Vehicle

PSLV-DL

Mission

Amazonia & 18 others

Mission Type

Earth Science

Destination

Sun-Synchronous Orbit

Amazonia 1 is a Brazilian optical Earth observation satellite of the National Institute for Space Research (INPE). This satellite will further strengthen the existing structure by providing remote sensing data to users for monitoring deforestation in the Amazon region and analysis of diversified agriculture across the Brazilian territory. The 18 co-passenger satellites include four from IN-SPACe (three UNITYsats from consortium of three Indian academic institutes and One Satish Dhawan Sat from Space Kidz India) and 14 from NSIL.

Available Replays

Live

Watch Live: Launch of Amazonia-1 and 18 Co-passenger satellites onboard PSLV-C51