In 2014, Earth2Orbit made history, when its California client Skybox Imaging signed the 1st ever launch agreement between an American company and ISRO | Antrix.

launch vehicle overview

The Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) is an Expendable Launch Vehicle (ELV) operated by the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO). It is primarily used to launch India's remote sensing satellites. The PSLV is capable of launching 1600 kg satellites in 620 km sun-synchronous polar orbit (SSPO) and 1050 kg satellite in geo-synchronous transfer orbit. Satellite makers worldwide need access to rockets that are reliable and have a high launch frequency. India’s PSLV fits that bill perfectly.

• Read PSLV Primer
• Review PSLV Launch Log
• Watch YouTube Video of a PSLV C-34 launch

launch procurement services

• Track launch manifests
• Procure suitable launch slot for the client
• Procure and negotiate launch quote for the client
• Help navigate regulatory and contractual hurdles
• Facilitate communication between launch provider and client
• Assist in execution of the Launch Services Agreement

launch campaign management

• Facilitate execution of Interface Control Document (ICD)
• Assist in custom clearance once the satellite arrives in Chennai
• Assist in the transport of satellite and crew from Chennai to Sriharikota
• Support payload checkout tests at the spaceport
• Support payload integration with the launch vehicle
• Provide project management services
• Facilitate local logistical support for clients

achievements

Earth2Orbit and its client Skybox Imaging spent over 5 years building a bridge between the United States and India such that American satellite-makers could have access to launch opportunities on the Indian PSLV rocket and by doing so, we made it possible for the PSLV to access the US launch market which was closed due to the 1998 US Embargo and ITAR export control restrictions.

We made history when, in April 2014, our client Skybox Imaging of California became the 1st American company ever to sign a launch agreement with Antrix, ISRO’s marketing arm. Google bought Skybox thereafter and renamed it Google Terra Bella. Yet again, history was made when our new client, Google Terra Bella launched the 1st American microsatellite SKYSAT Gen2-1 onboard the PSLV C-34 .

In 2012, E2O facilitated the launch of a Japanese microsatellite PROITERES-1 from the Osaka Institute of Technology (OIT), Japan, onboard the PSLV C-21 which happened to be ISRO’s 100th mission.