Status
Success
AGILE & AAM
Launch Time
Mon Apr 23, 2007 10:00 UTC
Mon Apr 23, 2007 10:00 UTC
First flight of the 'Core-Alone' PSLV configuration, the PSLV-CA. ISRO's first commercial launch (foreign satellite as the main payload).
Rocket
Mission Details
AGILE
AGILE (Astro‐Rivelatore Gamma a Immagini Leggero) is an X-ray and Gamma ray astronomical satellite of the Italian Space Agency (ASI).
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 352.0 kg
Low Earth Orbit
Advanced Avionics Module
It was designed by ISRO to test advanced launch vehicle avionics systems like mission computers, navigation, and telemetry systems. It was mounted inside the Dual Launch Adapter, on top of which the AGILE was put.
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 180.0 kg
Low Earth Orbit
Location
Second Launch Pad, Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India
Stats
2007
15th orbital launch attempt
Indian Space Research Organisation
23rd mission
2nd mission of 2007
14th successful mission
2nd consecutive successful mission
PSLV
11th mission
2nd mission of 2007
9th successful mission
7th consecutive successful mission