NSSDCA/COSPAR ID: 2019-006A
The Microsat-R satellite comes from the Defense Development and Research Organization — DDRO — the research and development agency of the Indian military. The roughly 1,631-pound (740-kilogram) satellite was to be deployed in an unusually-low orbit around 170 miles (274 kilometers) above Earth, the Hindu reported.
ISRO provided no details about Microsat-R in a press kit released before the launch, other than to describe it as an “imaging satellite.”
Launch Date: 2019-01-24
Launch Vehicle: Unknown
Launch Site: Sriharikota, India
Mass: 740 kg
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