EMISAT
| EMISAT | |
|---|---|
| Type: | Reconnaissance satellite |
| Country: |
 India
|
| Operator: | DRDO |
| COSPAR-ID : | 2019-018A |
| Mission dates | |
| Dimensions: | 436 kg |
| Begin: | April 1, 2019 at 3:27 am ( UTC ) |
| Starting place: | Satish Dhawan Space Center, Ramp 2 |
| Launcher: | PSLV-QL (PSLV-C45) |
| Orbit data | |
| Orbit inclination : | 98.4 ° |
| Apogee height : | 766 km |
| Perigee height : | 740 km |
EMISAT is a military reconnaissance satellite of the Indian Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO).
It was launched on April 1, 2019 at 3:27 UTC with a PSLV -QL launcher from the Satish Dhawan Space Center (together with 28 Cubesats , including 20 × Flock-4a , 4 × Lemur-2 , Astrocast 0.2, Aistechsat 3) in brought a sun-synchronous orbit. It was the first launch of this version of the launcher, which has four boosters.
The three-axis stabilized satellite is equipped with devices for measuring the electromagnetic spectrum ( ELINT ) and is supposed to evaluate communication signals, for example to provide the position of radar systems in neighboring countries. It was built on the basis of the Mini Satellite 2 (MIS-2) satellite bus from ISRO .
Web links
- EMISAT on the ISRO website
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c N2YO: EMISAT Satellite details 2019-018A NORAD 44078 , accessed on November 4, 2019
- ↑ a b The Orion: India starts EMISAT and 28 Cubesats , accessed on November 4, 2019
- ^ The Hindu: ISRO launches EMISAT, a satellite that will provide intelligence to armed forces - The Hindu , accessed November 4, 2019