Status
Success
Ofek-8
Launch Time
Mon Jan 21, 2008 03:45 UTC
Mon Jan 21, 2008 03:45 UTC
ISRO's second commercial launch (foreign satellite as the main payload).
Rocket
Mission Details
Ofek-8
EL/M-2070 TecSAR, also known as TechSAR, Polaris, and Ofek-8, is an Israeli reconnaissance satellite, equipped with synthetic aperture radar developed by Elta Systems.
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 295.0 kg
Low Earth Orbit
Location
First Launch Pad, Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India
Stats
2008
2nd orbital launch attempt
Indian Space Research Organisation
25th mission
1st mission of 2008
15th successful mission
1st consecutive successful mission
PSLV
12th mission
1st mission of 2008
10th successful mission
8th consecutive successful mission