Delfi-C3

Launch data: Designation  32789 / 08021G 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: Perigee / Apogee  612 x 637 km Eccentricity  1,79E-03 Inclination  98° Period  97.2 min

Spacecraft data: Prime contractor  Technical University, Delft Operator  Technical University, Delft Platform   Mass at launch  7 kg Dry Mass   kg Basic shape   Dimension (m)   Solar array   Stabilization   DC power   Design lifetime

Mission details:

• Flight test thin film solar cells and an advanced transceiver.
• 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: Delfi-C3 for the Technical University of Delft (Netherlands).

External links:

• EOportal.org Satellite description