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Microsat-R
Microsat-R [ISRO]
Microsat-R is an small Indian satellite built for the Indian military Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO), likely as a target satellite for ASAT testing.
The satellite has a launch mass of 740 kg and orbits the earth at a height of 274 km. Reportedly it was built by a handful of DRDO laboratories, not by ISRO.
The satellite was destroyed in an ASAT test on 27 March 2019. Initially about 270 fragments were detected in orbit.
| Nation: | India |
|---|---|
| Type / Application: | ASAT target ? |
| Operator: | Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO) |
| Contractors: | Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO) |
| Equipment: | |
| Configuration: | |
| Propulsion: | ? |
| Power: | 2 deployable solar arrays, batteries |
| Lifetime: | |
| Mass: | 740 kg |
| Orbit: | 268 km × 289 km, 96.60° |
| Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Microsat-R | 2019-006A | 24.01.2019 | Sr FLP | PSLV-DL | with Kalamsat v2 |
References:
- ISRO: ISRO's first mission of 2019 to put military satellite Microsat-R in space, 23 January 2019
Further Microsat missions:
