SCATSAT-1 is envisaged to provide continuity of operational services of OSCAT (IRS-P4) with enhanced application potential.
| Launch date: | September 26, 2016 |
| Launch site: | SDSC (Satish Dhawan Space Centre), Sriharikota. |
| Launch vehicle; | PSLV - C35 |
| Orbit: | Sun Synchronous, dawn-dusk orbit |
| Altitude: | 720 km |
| Inclination: | 97.4° |
| Local Time on Ascending Node | 6:00 hours |
| Repetitivity: | 2 days |
| Payloads: | Scatterometer |
| Mass at lift off: | 310 Kg |
| Power: | 15 Sq.m Solar panels generating 1360W, Two 24 Ah Ni-Cd Battries |
| Mission Life: | 5 years |
