PSLV-C35 was the successful mission of the
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 ...
program which set eight satellites in space. It was launched on 26 September 2016 by
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 ...
(ISRO) from 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 ...
at
Sriharikota.
Launch
PSLV-C35 was launched at 03:42 hours
Coordinated Universal Time
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(09:12 hours
Indian Standard Time
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) on 26 September 2016 from the
first launch pad of Satish Dhawan Space Centre at
Sriharikota in the Indian
state
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of
Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh (, abbr. AP) is a state in the south-eastern coastal region of India. It is the seventh-largest state by area covering an area of and tenth-most populous state with 49,386,799 inhabitants. It is bordered by Telangana to the ...
.
Mission highlights
PSLV-C35 was the 37th launch of the
PSLV
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 ...
program. It was also the 102nd overall launch by
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 ...
. PSLV-C35 was the first spaceflight by ISRO to place satellites in two different orbits with a single rocket. It carried and injected eight satellites built by India,
Algeria
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, Canada and United States.
Mission parameters
* Mass:
** ''Total liftoff weight:''
** ''Payload weight:''
* Overall height:
* Propellant:
** ''First stage:''
Solid
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HTPB based (138.2 + 6 x 8.9 tonnes)
** ''Second stage:''
Liquid
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UH 25 UH 25 is a fuel mixture for rockets. It was developed for the European Ariane 2–4 launch vehicles.
UH 25 was developed after a disaster during flight 2 of the Ariane 1 rocket. During launch, one of the four Viking engines on the first stage deve ...
+ (42 tonnes)
** ''Third stage:''
Solid
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HTPB based (7.6 tonnes)
** ''Fourth stage:''
Liquid
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MMH +
MON-3 (2.5 tonnes)
* Engine:
** ''First stage:'' Core (PS 1) + 6 strap-on
PSOM
** ''Second stage:''
Vikas
** ''Third stage:'' PS 3
** ''Fourth stage:'' PS 4
*
Thrust
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:
** ''First stage:'' 4,762 + 645 x 6
kN
** ''Second stage:'' 800
kN
** ''Third stage:'' 246
kN
** ''Fourth stage:'' 7.3 x 2
kN
* Maximum altitude:
* Maximum velocity: (recorded at time of PS-4 engine restart 2)
* Duration: 8,133 seconds
Payload
PSLV-C35 carried and deployed eight satellites in two different
orbit
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s in a single mission (
Polar
Polar may refer to:
Geography
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* Geographical pole, either of two fixed points on the surface of a rotating body or planet, at 90 degrees from the equator, based on the axis around which a body rotates
* Polar climate, the c ...
and
Sun-synchronous orbit
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). This was the first time India had placed satellites in two orbits in a single mission.
The vehicle carried three satellites from India (
ScatSat-1,
PISat
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The satellite weighs 5 kg and carries an image camera that can capture pictures with 80 meter resolution. Muie
Mission
The main miss ...
&
Pratham
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), three satellites from Algeria (
Alsat-1B
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,
2B &
1N), one each from Canada (
NLS-19) and the United States (
Pathfinder-1).
See also
*
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 ...
*
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 ...
References
{{Expendable launch systems
Spacecraft launched by India in 2016
Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle