KALPANA - 1

KALPANA - 1                                                                       Launch Date  12.09.2002

KALPANA - 1

METSAT (renamed as Kalpana - 1 on February 5, 2003 after the Indian born American Astronaut Dr. Kalpana Chawla, who died on February 1, 2003 in the US Space Shuttle Columbia disaster) is the first in the series of exclusive meteorological satellites built by ISRO.

Mission	Meteorological
Spacecraft Mass	1060 Kg mass (at Lift – off) 498 Kg (Dry mass)
Onboard Power	550 W
Payload	Very High Resolution Radiometer (VHRR) Data Relay Transponder (DRT)
Launch date	12 September 2002
Launch site	SHAR, Sriharikota
Launch vehicle	PSLV – C4
Orbit	Geostationary (74 deg East longitude)
Mission	7 Years