The PSLV-C51
is the 53rd mission of the Indian
Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle
The Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) is an expendable medium-lift launch vehicle designed and operated by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). It was developed to allow India to launch its Indian Remote Sensing (IRS) satellites ...
(PSLV) program. The Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV)-C51 was launched at 04:54 (UTC) / 10:24 (IST) on 28 February 2021 with the main payload from
Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...
,
INPE's
Amazônia-1 and 18 other ride-sharing small satellites.
This is the first dedicated commercial launch executed by
NSIL.
Details
The PSLV-C51 was launched from the
First Launch Pad of the
Satish Dhawan Space Centre
Satish Dhawan Space Centre - SDSC (formerly Sriharikota Range - SHAR) is a rocket launch centre ( spaceport) operated by Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). It is located in Sriharikota, Tirupati district of Andhra Pradesh. Sriharikota ...
in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh,India. The PSLV C51 rocket carried primary payload,
Amazônia-1 and 18 secondary payloads
like SDSat and three UnitySats(JITsat, GHRCEsat, Sri Shakthi Sat) etc.
It was the third flight of PSLV-DL,
having 2 strap-on boosters and placed the payloads in
sun-synchronous orbits.
Private sector company
Ananth Technologies worked with ISRO on the PSLV-C51 mission. The company conducted stage integration and checkout on the mission, marking the first time that ISRO had contracted a private sector company to undertake the task.
Launch schedule
The launch was originally scheduled for 22 February 2021, but was delayed to 28 February owing to delays in assembly of the rocket.
Mission overview
* Propellant:
**''Stage 1:''
Composite Solid
** ''Stage 2:''
Earth Storable Liquid
** ''Stage 3:''
Composite Solid
** ''Stage 4:''
Earth Storable Liquid
* Altitude:
The PSLV C51 rocket has four stages; each one was self-contained, with its own
propulsion system
Propulsion is the generation of force by any combination of pushing or pulling to modify the translational motion of an object, which is typically a rigid body (or an articulated rigid body) but may also concern a fluid. The term is derived from ...
, thereby capable of functioning independently. The first and third stages used composite solid propellants, while the second and fourth stage use earth-storable liquid propellant.
References
External links
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