Saral

Satellite with ARgos and ALtika

---

General

Designation	39086 / 13009A
Launch date	25 Feb 2013
Country of origin	India
Mission	Remote sensing
Perigee/Apogee	785 km, sun synchronous
Inclination	98.6°
Period	100 min
Launch vehicle	PSLV #23

Originally planned for launch in late-2009

Carries the Altika altimeter (35 GHz) made by Thales Alenia Space and Doris (Thales Airborne Systems), CNES instruments. Complementary of Jason 2
The satellite carries a payload for reception of ARGOS floats deployed all over the world oceans.

Same orbit as Envisat 1.

---

External resources

http://smsc.cnes.fr/SARAL/

sat-index articles

n2yo.com tracking

Technical data

---

---

Specifications

Prime contractor	ISRO
Platform	Indian Mini-Satellite (IMS) series 2
Mass at launch	409 kg
Dry mass
Dimension
Solar array
Stabilization
DC power
Design lifetime

---