TECSAR 1

Launch data: Designation  32476 / 08002A Launch date  21 Jan 2008 - 03:45 UT Launch site  Sriharikota, FLP Launch vehicle  PSLV-CA Mission  Military: Radar reconnaissance Low Earth orbit on Jan 21.27: Perigee / Apogee  403 x 581 km Eccentricity  1.28E-02 Inclination  41.02° Period  94.46 min

Spacecraft data: Prime contractor  Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) Operator  Israel Defense Ministry Platform  TECSAR bus Mass at launch  300 kg Dry Mass  260 kg Basic shape  box Dimension (m)  1.2m base dia, 0.7m top dia 2.3m high Solar array  2 solar panels Communication  dish-shaped radar antenna DC power   Design lifetime

Mission details:

• TECSAR is a 300-kg Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) Technology satellite built by MBT Space, a division of the Israeli Aerospace industries. The satellite is equipped with a SAR payload with the capability to see through the clouds and carry out day and night all weather imaging.
  TECSAR combines high resolution with large area coverage using electronic beam steering.
• Radar reconnaissance, one meter resolution.
• Israel's TecSAR (Polaris) experimental radar reconnaissance satellite was launched at 0345 UTC on Jan 21 by an Indian Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle, flight PSLV-C10, from the First Launch Pad at Satish Dhawan Space Centre on Sriharikota Island. At 19 min 45 s after launch the satellite was deployed into a 469 x 585 km x 41.0 deg orbit; the PS4 final rocket stage is in a 403 x 581 km x 41.0 deg orbit. The 300 kg satellite carries an X-band dish antenna for synthetic aperture radar (SAR) imaging.
• PSLV-C10 was the variant of PSLV with no strapon boosters used for light weight payloads.