PSLV-C42 launched the UK's NovaSAR-1 S-band radar satellite and S1-4 optical imaging satellite for Surrey Satellite Technology into sun-synchronous orbit, supporting forest mapping, flood monitoring, and land-use surveys.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- SSO
- Sun-synchronous orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 889 kg
- Flight
- 12th
- of 18 PSLV-CA flights
- Date and time
- 16 September 2018, 16:38 UTC
- Rocket
- PSLV-CA
- Builder
- ISRO
- Launch site
- Satish Dhawan Space Centre First Launch Pad, Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India
- Payload
- Earth Science
- International designator
- 2018-071
- Launches in 2018
- 71st of 114
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