The PSLV-C54 is the 56th mission of the
Indian Space Research Organisation
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO; ) is the national space agency of India, headquartered in Bengaluru. It operates under the Department of Space (DOS) which is directly overseen by the Prime Minister of India, while the Chairman ...
's
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). It was launched on 26 November 2022
with the
EOS-06 satellite and Thybolt
nanosatellites of
Dhruva Space
Dhruva Space Private Limited is an Indian private aerospace manufacturer headquartered in Hyderabad, India. Founded in 2012 by Sanjay Srikanth Nekkanti, the company is engaged in the development of small satellites in the commercial, governmen ...
from
Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh, India.
Mission overview
* Some Highlights:
Primary payload: EOS-06 (aka OceanSat-3) (1117 kg) satellite.
Secondary payloads: Eight ride-sharing small satellites.
Mission duration: 125 min. 21.36 sec. (last s/c separation)
Target Orbit 1 : 738 km (SSPO), Inclination = 98.34°
Target Orbit 2 : 511 km (SSPO), Inclination = 97.45°
Two Orbit Change Thrusters (OCT) introduced in the Propulsion Bay Ring.
Launch Azimuth: 140°
PSLV configuration : XL
56th flight of PSLV
24th Flight of PSLV XL
* Propellant:
** ''Stage 1:''
Composite Solid
** ''Stage 2:''
Earth Storable Liquid
** ''Stage 3:''
Composite Solid
** ''Stage 4:''
Earth Storable Liquid
The PSLV C54 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 fro ...
, 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.
Launch
The PSLV-C54 was successfully launched on 26 November 2022 at 11:56 IST / 06:12 UTC.
References
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