COMPASS 1

Designation	32787 / 08021E
Launch date	28 Apr 2008 - 03:53 UT
Launch site	Sriharikota, SLP
Launch vehicle	PSLV-CA
Mission	Civil: Technology Development
LEO Sun-Synchronous Earth orbit on:
Perigee / Apogee	614 x 636 km
Eccentricity	1.57E-03
Inclination	97.99°
Period	97.2 min

Prime contractor	University of Applied Science, Aachen
Operator	University of Applied Science, Aachen
Platform
Mass at launch	3 kg
Dry Mass	1 kg
Basic shape
Dimension (m)
Solar array
Stabilization
DC power	2 W
Design lifetime	0.5 yrs

Out of service:	31 July 2012
Cause:

Attitude control system based on purely magnetic control has been developed to keep pointing toward Earth; also carries GPS tracking system developed by German Space Center.
The Indian Space Research Organization's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle flight C9 placed the Cartosat-2A imaging satellite in a 620 x 661 km x 97.9 deg polar orbit on Apr 28, together with a cluster of small satellites.
The other payloads were nanosatellites with masses from 1 to 7 kg: Compass-1 for the Fachhochschule Aachen (Germany).

Ref.: #7(JR596), #226 - update: 15.10.12