KALPANA-1 Mission
Launch Status
Success
Date & Time
12 Sep 2002, 10:23am
UTC
Location
Pad
Satish Dhawan Space Centre First Launch Pad
Launch Service Provider
Vehicle
Mission
KALPANA-1
Mission Type
Earth Science
Destination
Geostationary Orbit
Kalpana-1 was the first dedicated meteorological satellite launched by Indian Space Research Organisation using Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle on 12 September 2002. The satellite is three-axis stabilized and is powered by solar panels, getting up to 550 watts (0.74 hp) of power. The METSAT bus was used as the basis for the Chandrayaan lunar orbiter mission of 2008.
Updated: Jan 3, 7:59pm UTC
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