ABA First Runner (AFR)

On-Demand Tasking
and Cost-Effective Imagery

ABA First Runner (AFR) represents the first satellite of its size and performance built by the private space industry in India, successfully launched on June 13th, 2023.

Our first satellite, ABA First Runner (AFR), is an 80kg satellite built on the modular Azista-50 bus platform and hosts a wide-swath optical remote sensing payload with both panchromatic and multispectral imaging capabilities.

AFR is an electro-optical wide-swath and medium-resolution satellite capable of supporting various critical applications for civilian and defence purposes. Satellite imagery is able to help in agriculture, environment, transportation, mining, disaster management, urban planning and other government agencies.

Launch Details

Launch Date: 13th June 2023, 02:49 AM IST

Vehicle: SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, Transporter 8 Mission

Site: SLC 4E, Vandenberg SFB, USA

Ground station: SWE

Mission Life: 5 years

Spectral Bands: 1 Panchromatic + 6 Multispectral Bands (Blue, Green, Red, Near Infrared (NIR) and Red Edge)
NADIR Sampling: ~4.6m
Spectral Band Wavelength Range: (in nm)

Panchromatic (PAN)	450 to 900
Green	520 to 600
Red	630 to 690
Blue	450 to 520
NIR	760 to 900
Red Edge	690 to 730

Dynamic Range: 12 bits
Footprint Width: ~70 km

Altitude: ~ 540 km
Period: ~ 97 minutes
Inclination: ~ 98°
Direction: sun-synchronous near-circular, north to south (across the lit side of Earth)
Equatorial Crossing Time: ~ 01:30 PM local time (approximate; across lit side of Earth)
Revisit Frequency: 4 – 5 days (varies with latitude)

Order Desk Availability

AFR Imaging runs during Indian office hours.