Completed or retired · Historical mission record
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The mission
Solar X-ray spectrometer. This reconstructed record groups 1 GCAT payload or flight element under launch 2003-018; fields not present in GCAT are intentionally left unset.
Launch profile
The launch
- Launch
- 8 May 2003, 11:28 UTC
- Launch location
- Satish Dhawan Space Ctr, Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh, India
- Launch vehicle
- GSLV Mk I
- Orbit
- Stationary geosynchronous orbit
Flight data
Launch intelligence
An ISRO GSLV-I rocket launched the GSAT-2 mission on Thursday, May 8, 2003 at 11:28 AM (UTC).
- Launch provider
- ISRO
- Vehicle
- GSLV-I
- COSPAR launch ID
- 2003-018
- Flight profile
- Orbital
- Launch result
- Success
- Window opens
- Not published
- Target T-0
- May 8, 2003, 11:28 UTC
- Window closes
- Not published
- Provider display
- May 08 2003
- Pad and location
- FLP, Satish Dhawan Space Centre
Trajectory
Mission timeline
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Mission ended — Completed or retired
Operations concluded · 8 May 2011
Historical mission record
GCAT records the primary mission element as completed or no longer operational.
Hardware
Spacecraft
GSAT-2
Solar X-ray spectrometer.
- GCAT ID
- S27807
- Manufacturer
- Indian Space Research Organization
- Launch mass
- 1,800 kg
- Propulsion
- ISRO LAM
- Dimensions
- 2.4 m long · 1.6 m diameter · 9.6 m span
Visual archive
Gallery
One image from GSAT-2.
Verification
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