PSLV C15, Cartosat-2B + nanosats, July 12 2010

• PSLV C15, Cartosat-2B + nanosats, July 12 2010 by s^3 on 27 Apr, 2010 15:06
• ISRO announces launch time of Cartosat 2B
  
  http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/5860701.cms (ftp://http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/5860701.cms)
  
  Launch scheduled tentatively @ 3:53GMT  on 9th May 2010
• #1 by Salo on 28 Apr, 2010 18:09
• Quote from: Salo on 16 Apr, 2010 00:10

  http://www.thehindu.com/2010/04/16/stories/2010041663071400.htm
  

  Quote

  Meanwhile, a core-alone Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) of the ISRO is scheduled to lift off from the first launch pad at Sriharikota between May 8 and 10. It has already been fully integrated at the first launch pad. It will put Cartosat-2B, an Algerian satellite, two nano satellites from the Norwegian defence establishment and Switzerland, and a Studsat into the orbit.

  AISsat and Tlsat-1 launched in May.
  

  Quote from: isro-watch on 25 Apr, 2010 10:01

  Here's the launch log of PSLV C15 from UTIAS
  
  http://www.utias-sfl.net/NLS-6/
  
  It is more or less confirmed that PSLV C15(core alone version) will carry the following satellites.
   
  Cartosat-2B (India)                                          690 Kg
  Alsat-2A (Algeria)                                            200 Kg
  AISsat-1 (Norway)                                              6 Kg
  Studsat (India- student satellite non-ISRO)             1 Kg
  Tlsat-1 (Switzerland)                                          1 Kg
• #2 by Salo on 28 Apr, 2010 18:38
• AISSat-1
  
  
  
  TIsat-1
  
  
• #3 by Salo on 28 Apr, 2010 18:55
• AlSat-2A
  
  
• #4 by Salo on 28 Apr, 2010 19:04
• STUDSAT
  
  
• #5 by Salo on 29 Apr, 2010 05:34
• Quote from: isro-watch on 25 Apr, 2010 10:01

  Here's the launch log of PSLV C15 from UTIAS
  
  http://www.utias-sfl.net/NLS-6/
  
  It is more or less confirmed that PSLV C15(core alone version) will carry the following satellites.
   
  Cartosat-2B (India)                                          690 Kg
  Alsat-2A (Algeria)                                            200 Kg
  AISsat-1 (Norway)                                              6 Kg
  Studsat (India- student satellite non-ISRO)             1 Kg
  Tlsat-1 (Switzerland)                                          1 Kg

  [/quote]Alsat-2A has a mass of 130 kg.
  Studsat  has a mass of 0.85 kg.
  
• #6 by seshagirib on 29 Apr, 2010 16:58
• Looks like the launch is postponed:
  
  http://www.ptinews.com/news/631841_PSLV-C15-launch-rescheduled
  
  "A marginal drop in the pressure in the second stage of the vehicle was noticed during mandatory checks carried out on the PSLV-C15 vehicle,"
• #7 by input~2 on 29 Apr, 2010 17:35
• Quote from: seshagirib on 29 Apr, 2010 16:58

  Looks like the launch is postponed:
  
  http://www.ptinews.com/news/631841_PSLV-C15-launch-rescheduled
  
  "A marginal drop in the pressure in the second stage of the vehicle was noticed during mandatory checks carried out on the PSLV-C15 vehicle,"
  

  see also
  http://www.isro.org/pressrelease/scripts/pressreleasein.aspx?Apr29_2010
• #8 by input~2 on 30 Apr, 2010 05:50
• Now "likely to launch sometime in June":
  http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Indian-satellite-launch-postponed-to-June/articleshow/5875446.cms
• #9 by input~2 on 14 Jun, 2010 08:51
• Launch postponed to "this summer" (Aviation Week)
• #10 by input~2 on 23 Jun, 2010 12:32
• Launch planned for July 28 (source)
• #11 by Satori on 23 Jun, 2010 17:39
• That's very good news! Thanks!!
• #12 by koroljow on 28 Jun, 2010 17:03
• An Amateur Radio satellite being built by students of SRM University in Chennai may be launched by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) in September.
  The primary load on the September launch is Cartosat and this launch was also slated to carry two Amateur Radio satellites STUDSAT and TISat-1.
  
  source: http://www.southgatearc.org/news/june2010/srmsat.htm
• #13 by input~2 on 02 Jul, 2010 13:09
• 'The launch is fixed for July 12 at 9.23 a.m. (LT) ie 0353 UTC
  (source)
• #14 by sanman on 10 Jul, 2010 16:34
• Countdown for launch has begun:
  
  http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India/Countdown-starts-for-PSLV-rocket-launch/articleshow/6151356.cms
  
  
• #15 by sanman on 12 Jul, 2010 00:16
• So apparently that would be Sunday, July 11th, 11:53PM EST (Eastern Standard Time) for North America.
  
  That's just a few hours from now...
  
  
• #16 by sanman on 12 Jul, 2010 03:15
• Anyway, here are the links to live news streaming broadcasts from CNN-IBN and NDTV, which are a couple of the major news networks in India. Hopefully, they'll feature some coverage of the launch, which should happen shortly.
  
  CNN-IBN:
  
  http://ibnlive.in.com/livestreaming/CNN-IBN/
  
  
  NDTV:
  
  http://www.ndtv.com/news/videos/video_live.php?id=LIVE_BG24x7&live=tv
  
  
• #17 by Satori on 12 Jul, 2010 03:54
• Just launched...

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• #18 by hop on 12 Jul, 2010 03:54
• First stage complete
• #19 by Satori on 12 Jul, 2010 03:55
• First stage sep. Second stage performance normal...

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