Official name TSAT-1A
Alternative name NuSat 46
Cospar ID 2024-066A
Norad ID 59442
Launch date 2024-04-07
Launch site AFETR
Launch vehicle Falcon-9 v1.2 (Block 5)
Country/Organization India
Type application Earth observation
Operator Tata Advanced Systems Limited (TASL)
RCS size MEDIUM
Decay date ON ORBIT
Period (min) 94.42
Inclination (deg) 45.62
Perigee (km) 483
Apogee (km) 498
Eccentricity 0.0152905198776758
Mean motion (revs. per day) 15.2510061427664
Semi-Major axis (km) 6868.635
Raan (deg) 59.9669
Arg of perigee (deg) 114.6863
Shape Box
Mass (kg) 41.5
Height (m) 0.813
Width (m) 0.508
Depth (m) 0.508
Span (m^2) 0.813
Contractors Tata Advanced Systems Limited (TASL)
Propulsion None
Power Solar cells, batteries

TSAT 1A is a small sub-meter resolution earth observation satellite developed by Tata Advanced Systems Limited in collaboration with Satellogic.

The satellite is based on Satellogic's Mark V iteration of their ÑuSat satellite.

Satellite COSPAR Date LS Launch Vehicle Remarks
TSAT-1A 2024-066A 2024-04-07 AFETR Falcon-9 v1.2 (Block 5) with 425 Project SAR Sat 1, Capella 14, QPS-SAR 7, Centauri 6, Hawk 8A-C, 9A-C, TSAT 1A